On the same vein that Amy is speaking of ... access to a pump to protect
milk supply for future breastfeeding!
Ginger Chun, LLLL, IBCLC
*Postpartum Doula, Breastfeeding Educator, Infant Massage Instructor*
www.thenurturedcenter.com
*Accredited Breastfeeding Counselor*, La Leche League USA
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in
harmony* -- Mahatma Gandhi*
On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 12:13 PM, Amy Peterson, BS, IBCLC <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> Another slant to address is when babies are removed. A lot of suggestions
> so far have been about prevention...but when the baby is removed, the
> mother immediately needs resources to maintain supply. I'm specifically
> thinking that if baby is removed because of suspected drug use, breastmilk
> will not be permitted. How fast can the milk be screened? What is the
> half-life of various drugs? Are the foster parents trained in
> bottle-feeding in such a way that will hopefully protect breastfeeding?
> Are the foster parents trained in not being grossed out if they get to use
> breastmilk? Are they trained in physiologic quantites a breastfed baby
> eats? This is too much to cover, but resources for mom when baby is
> removed, and resources for caregivers of breastfed babies, would be two
> vital documents to share.
> Amy Peterson, IBCLC
> Idaho
>
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