Debbie,
Thanks for the suggestion!! Would you happen to know the brand of pump she used?
Amy Wagner, BS, RNC, IBCLC

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> On Feb 9, 2015, at 10:50 PM, Debbie  Tobin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Ways to make ample milk without taking pumping breaks at work can  include 
> using a hands-free wearable pump. 
> 
> For example: I saw a new mom bedside who would not put baby to breast. Mom  
> was agreeable to pumping. We added several strategies to facilitate flow,  
> optimize production, and keep her nipples soft and supple. After going home 
> she  subsequently came to the hospital 'Breastfeeding Moms Group' regularly. 
> 
> When returning to work full-time she had a problem with not being able to  
> take enough break time to pump ample milk. She was amenable to  trying a 
> hands-free wearable double pump. She bought one online and wore it  under her 
> bra and work cloths. She liked it so much she used at home  also, she made 
> plenty of milk, so much that she started stock piling the  excess in her 
> freezer. Her baby was gaining like a champ. 
> 
> What did surprise me was when I learned that her job was at a veterinary  
> hospital and that even with all the inherent physical activity of that job  
> including dogs and other animals jumping on her, her wrestling them into 
> certain  positions for procedures, she had no problem with the wearable pump  
> becoming dislodged. 
> 
> As for cleaning the pump parts - those can be kept in the refrigerator and  
> re-used during work hours, washed later or at home.
> 
> 
> 
> Debbie Tobin RN, BSN
> Fairfax County, Virginia suburbs  outside the Washington DC beltway
> 
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> 
> In a message dated 2/6/2015 2:03:14 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
> [log in to unmask] writes:
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> It is  not my place to say to my surgical resident who has to wean at 6 
> weeks because  the asshole leading her team won't give her a pumping break,  
> .....>>>>
> 
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