Amen Jenny! BTDT myself 2x (but only for a few months each time) with 
relactating and both times for toddlers+. Even though I am a fabulous hand 
expressor (modest too) I needed the pump for maintaining high prolactin 
levels and I found it very restricting (eg I cannot be at X all day because 
there is no power) and was also aware of the time it took from my "babies". 
I cannot imagine needing to express and bottle feed a newborn for all feeds 
long term.
Then you know, those selling pumps do not need mothers to do it long term, 
they just need them to start (ie buy the pump).
Karleen Gribble
Australia

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From: "Jenny Doncon" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 11:42 AM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: [LACTNET] Medela and The Code

> I find it fascinating that they can claim that pumping is best for mum 
> and baby.  Having breastfed 3 babies and breastmilk fed 1 I can say  that 
> pumping is much harder on mum that breastfeeding is.  Basically  when 
> expressing, you are feeding the baby twice, once when you  express, and to 
> maintain full supply you need to spend at least 2  hours if not 3 per day 
> attached to the pump.  This is if you aren't  breastfeeding at all, even 
> with a lot of skin to skin time.  Then you  also have to feed your baby, 
> probably another 2 or 3 hours per day, so  you are spending about 6 hours 
> per day fussing around with breast  milk, 3 of which are keeping you away 
> from your baby.  So exclusive  expressing is not best for mum, and because 
> it seperates mum and bub  for at least 2 maybe 3 or more hours a day, you 
> can't call it best for  bub either.
>
> Jenny
>
> Jenny Doncon
> Breastfeeding Counsellor, IBCLC, Australia
>
> (read my expressing story here: 
> http://www.lrc.asn.au/forum/viewtopic.php?t=41257 and my weaning diary 
> here http://www.lrc.asn.au/forum/viewtopic.php?t=40015)
>
>
> On 29/12/2009, at 4:41 AM, Regina M. Roig-Romero, Bs Ibclc wrote:
>
>>
>> I am reminded of the Medela television ad that Rachel told us about in
>> March of this year - the "smoking gun", as she referred to it. In the
>> ad, Medela clearly distinguished between breastfeeding as being best  for
>> the BABY versus using their products, which according to the ad was  best
>> for both MOM and baby.
>>
>> Regina M. Roig-Romero, BS IBCLC
>> Senior Lactation Consultant
>
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