This has just recently been an issue where I work (level III).  Until a few
weeks ago, we purchased Ross lids and used the "free" volufeeds for mothers
pumping for NICU babies, and sterile water bottles for those mothers still
in-house.  The cost of purchasing is too high for volufeeds so we are
switching to a sterile container that looks just like a urine specimen
container, holds four ounces, for a fraction of the price.  We did buy a few
boxes of the Ross breastmilk storage bottles to carry us over until the new
supplies arrive, but they are also pricey.  The down side of all this is the
milk must be pumped into a bottle and transferred to a sterile container,
rather than the efficiency of pumping directly.  Also, when the milk is fed,
then the milk is transferred either to a syringe for a gavage feed or a
volufeed for bottlefeedings.  My understanding is that the sterile specimen
container costs about 0.16 cents, while the volufeed is over 0.50 each.
The Ross breastmilk storage bottles are approx. 0.53 each.  One thing that
we were told is that Ross is maximized on the production of volufeeds, and
that is why they are reducing distribution.   I really do not mind that we
are buying containers, it is just one less thing that lactation is
"beholden" to the formula companies for.
FWIW
Lu Bush
BSN,RNC,IBCLC
Texas
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barbara Dudley" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 4:01 PM
Subject: EBM storage in NICU


> I hoping for some guidance from members of Lactnet.  Currently we are
using
> volufeeds to collect and store EBM for our NICU patients. (My hospital has
> a level III NICU).  I was informed today by a NICU charge RN that the
> number of cases of volufeeds given to the NICU at little or no cost by
Ross
> has been significantly decreased.
>
> My first reponse was "so, why don't we pay for the volufeeds."    Anyway,
> what are other NICU's using to collect and store EBM for their patients.
> Does your unit pay for these containers and if so, what is the name and
> pricing of the product. Any help is greatly appreciated.

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