I'm not sure what the answer is here but in Vancouver where we have a  
high Chinese population, it is common to hear mother's in hospital  
claim they have no milk and give formula, then they go home, find  
themselves engorged and the community health nurse finds the woman at  
home breastfeeding.  It may be that when this woman's milk comes in  
she will breastfeed her baby more because she can see that she has  
milk.  What did she do when she had her first baby?

Cordelia Merritt  RN BSN IBCLC
On Sep 11, 2009, at 6:10 PM, LACTNET automatic digest system wrote:g

> Date:    Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:08:15 -0500
> From:    laurie wheeler <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: donating milk - or not?
>
> Fio, That is a very very tough situation. Because, as you have  
> suggested,
> continued donation could quickly lead this mother to less bf,  
> premature
> weaning, dependence on you, etc.
> I think I would try everything I could think of to get her to bf baby
> herself. Does the hospital have any interpreters? We have a language  
> line
> where you can do a 3 way call with you, the mom, and a Chinese-English
> interpreter. Are there LLL mtgs there or other mother support  
> groups, can
> you take her to one or more of those? Just seeing other mothers  
> holding and
> feeding their own babies might help. Do you think there is a reason  
> like
> drug use or something that is making mom fearful of feeding her baby?
> Maybe you could find a meaningful phrase and just keep repeating it to
> her like "Chinese baby needs Chinese milk" or "your baby needs your  
> milk"
> (I'm sure you've tried that one) or "one week old baby needs one  
> week old
> milk" i.e. not 1 yr old milk. Such a hard situation, I dont' have a  
> good
> answer.
> Maybe I would donate but have the milk in an SNS or Lactaid if one  
> could be
> had, and baby could only get it if latched and bf at mom's breast. I  
> would
> not be comfortable donating if it meant the end of mom's own bf  
> relationship
> though.
> Laurie Wheeler RN MN IBCLC
> Mississippi USA


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