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"Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC" <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 31 Mar 1998 17:02:02 -0800
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Hi all,
I saw Joyce's "Yes, but" client for a pump rental today.  She
rescheduled several times, citing pressure from her family not to bother
trying relactating.  She declined a consult and an SNS, has decided to
try pumping first and see what she gets.  The approach I took with her
was to set out her options succinctly, and then end the conversation
with an invitation to call me back with her decision.  She had some
cultural misconceptions about breastfeeding that were worrying her, her
mother taught her that milk goes bad in the breast while women are at
work, and that she would need to "pump and dump" when she returned home
from any separation form her baby.  She is also feeling unready for this
baby, who was preterm and was born before she had "done her reading".
When I declined to pressure her, she was able to air these concerns and
accept information.
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Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC  NYC  mailto:[log in to unmask]

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