Just sold a pump kit to a mom who is borrowing a pump from a friend  to use
in case of engorgement.  The mom will be induced tomorrow AM because she is
"already a week overdue". The hospital lactation specialist told her she
probably will need a pump to deal with the engorgement because all Moms have
that. The induction is on Thursday so she will be home by the weekend. She
was told that all inductions are done on Thursdays. She sees a group of
CNM's.
This is the hospital which wants to apply for Baby Friendly Status.
Another Mom had an amnio last Friday AM and was told the baby had an elevated
enzyme level and was induced 2 weeks early so the baby didn't develop a heart
defect (Mom's understanding of what the amnio was for).  Baby is fine. Mom
was told that sometimes the tests are inaccurate. So for that she went
through an induction and 16 hrs of labor and a medicated childbirth to
deliver a baby that weighs 5 lbs and is 2 weeks early.

Barbara Whitehead, IBCLC ( banging my head against the wall!)

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