The mom that wanted the donor milk went to the Ped this afternoon  to ask for 
a prescription for donor milk from the milk bank. He told  her that 
breastmilk would not heal the baby's gut, and to drop back to giving 2  bottles a day, 
and add 4 meals of baby food ( baby is 5 months old).  ARRRGGGHHH!! He did say 
he knows nothing about a milk bank or donor milk. So she  is still looking 
for someone to prescribe donor milk. She did pump this AM  (after 3 months of 
not pumping) and got enough to cover the bottom of the  bottle. That was with a 
manual pump. I am going to donate the use of a rental  pump to her which my 
daughter is driving down to pick up this weekend. They are  going to ask the 
family practice MD if he knows anything about donor milk, and  if he will see the 
baby and write the prescription.
She was able to get some more "special formula" and the bleeding vomit has  
stopped-now is just "regular" vomit.
I often wonder what would happen if cardiologists gave incorrect and  
ignorant information to their patients as often as Peds do.
Barbara Whitehead, BS, IBCLC, RLC
eastern NC
 

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