My heart aches for this family with so many challenges ahead! Working in a children's hospital, I deal with many "exclusive pumpers" due to the severity of their baby's condition. These moms' need "hospital grade" pumps in order to establish and maintain supply - In my experience, I've found retail pumps aren't strong enough. In our state, Medicaid will pay for a rental pump, as long as baby is hospitalized, or there is a true medical need (such as baby unable to suckle at breast). WIC is also a great help with providing electric pumps in the case of a "medical need". There is always hope that this little one will be able to PO feed. In the meantime, mom can be a vital part of his care - by providing breastmilk. We recommend double pumping q 2-3 hours (x 15 minutes) to establish supply (or 100 minutes of pumping daily). Once milk supply is well established, pumping can be less frequent. I would also recommend lots to STS/kangaroo care. This mom will need lots of encouragement and support! Becky Lyons, LD, IBCLC *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html