Hi Lactnetters, I have been working for a day with a 3 day old baby whose
mom had silicone implants removed & replaced with saline implants. The baby
seemed hungry after nursing so today she pumped and expresses only drops of
colostrum. She has been supplementing 2 oz of abm after nursing 30-40 min
at a time. Today I helped improve his latch on, but don't hear audible
swallowing. I wish I had met her prenatally to investigate this further,
searched the archives and found varying reports of success, as well as
reading the LLL articles on implants.  Tonight, she will pump after nursing
ad lib to try to increase supply since she has been supplementing.
Pediatrician is supportive as well as her husband. I'm not sure if she has
been producing colostrum except in small amounts. She wants to succeed and
plans to rent a pump to take home. It didn't help she is worried after
hearing about the mother who starved her infant, the case was in our area
this week.  Any suggestions appreciated, will follow her closely. You may e-
mail me privately. I told her I would do some research on this.
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Ellen Mahony, RN, MS, LCCE, IBCLC
Greenwood Lake, NY

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