Fellow lactnetters,

When I have a mom who barely gets 1-5 cc's colostrum (or even mature milk
when they are extremely stressed) per pumping,  they have trouble getting
the milk from the bottle - by the time they pour it up (so that the milk
from both breasts can be stored in 1 bottle), the milk clings to the side of
the bottle and there is nothing left.

I have been using syringes and and blunt needles to aspirate the milk.  Some
of our bottles have a little lip at the bottom and the tip of the syringe
won't get into the lip at all - hence the use of the blunt needle.

Question:  have any of you all found another way to get the milk out, or do
you use syringes/needles/blunt needles, etc.

My supervisor was concerned about the legality of giving syringes and blunt
needles out to parents.  Our legal department did not have a problem with
it, as long as it poses no "stick" risk to parent (like their own breastmilk
would contaminate them).  A blunt needle poses no risk.  Our administrator
wanted me to contact other LC's to see what they do.

So here I am....
Any takers?

Dani Hudspeth RN, BSN, IBCLC
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