hi there,

2009/8/9 Marie Davis <[log in to unmask]>:
> I have this mom's permission to post this to lactnet:
>
>>I'm trying to research the *logistics* of MM for age 1+, but most of what I
>> find online is lactivism about not letting our culture force us to wean
>> and
>> the benefits of MM beyond age 1, etc. This is all important info, but not
>> what I'm looking for.
>>
>> My questions are more about how much / how often-- that sort of thing.
>
> She has noticed a slight dip in how much she is pumping but baby has also
> decreased her intake of EMM from 6 to 4 ounces per feeding. Any advice would
> be very helpful.
> Can we make the assumption that baby would take as much EMM as the typical
> ABM fed infant of the same age? Is intake a ratio to baby's weight at this
> age? Anyone have experience with this?
>
> It takes a special kind of mom to exclusively pump long term. Most of them
> make it a year and "hang up the horns" shortly thereafter.
>
> This post made me aware that there is an educational/informational black
> hole that needs to be filled. With more women exclusively pumping long term
> (either by choice or necessity), these questions may come up more
> frequently.

i know a mum who is still pumping at 11 months, baby takes only very
small doses of solids and has to be supplemented with small doses of
formula from almost the beginning, as the mom had surgery on one
breast and could not boost production, not even with the help of
domperidone etc.
she has been thinking about getting the baby back on the breast
several times (it's an extreme case of nipple confusion), but by now
has made her peace with pumping and plans to pump as long as she feels
the baby needs her milk, so i guess she's going to pump at least 2
years.

hth,
nina

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