I searched the archives on this, but didn't find anything.  Recently I've
been working with a mom who attempted unsuccessfully to bf her first two
children (lack of support).  She is pregnant again and considered bf but
recently found out her baby has an omphalocele (sp?).  She said his cord did
not close all the way and some of his organs will be outside his body, he'll
require several rounds of surgery and will spend the first few months of his
life in ICU and then will have a feeding tube.  She was told she could not
breastfeed him and she has accepted this.
I know nothing about this condition.  How soon would he get a feeding tube?
Should I suggest that she pump for him or just let the bf issue go?
Cynthia D. Payne, IBCLC
In the Berkshires of western Massachusetts

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