I have a mom that delivered a 32 week little girl this morning.  Baby is on
CPAP for respiratory distress.  Mom was short of breath after delivery and
went to nuclear med to rule out an embolii.  She was given Technetium by
inhalation-is that how it is usually given?  By reading Hale and the
archives, I know she needs to "pump and dump" for 24-48 hours (actually was
told 24 hours by the nuclear med department).  I am thinking in this
situation, it is best to do 48 hours-agree?  Does the radioactivity cease
in the pumped milk if it sits for a certain length of time? We are dumping
the milk for this first 24 hours as the doctor didn't want it around in case
it accidently spilled.  I always want to be sure there isn't any way the
colostrum can be safely given even if it is further down the line after the
baby is discharged.  I don't like throwing out any breastmilk unnecessarily
but I am all for safety of the baby. I don't get many cases like this so I
want to learn as much as possible from it.
Thanks in advance for your quick replies
Denise Stuar

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