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Re: Antenatal expressing
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Yasmeen Effath <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 21 Jun 2010 03:18:42 -0700
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Dear WiseOnes,

I am confused specially since some of you seem to think of expressing milk antenataly as weired, never or rarely heard of and certainly do not recommend to any mother. Do correct if I am missing something, are there not many mothers around the world who continue to nurse their older children through the pregnancy with no risks attached whatsoever? How is expressing very different from allowing a child to nurse through pregnancy?

Take Care

Yasmin
(Just counselled a mother who was confused about continuing to nurse her 18 month baby and she is 4 months pregnant)
Mumbai, India



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From: Laura Wasielewski <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Mon, 21 June, 2010 5:21:54
Subject: Antenatal expressing

I'm a little late to this discussion, but I just wanted to add this tidbit. I recently finished "Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding" (published 2009). I was surprised that she recommended routine antenatal expression at 34-36 weeks under her "Breast Care During Pregnancy" section (p. 34-35) OR starting as early as 32 weeks if mother has diabetes. Maybe this comes from the teachings thirty years ago that Nikki Lee mentioned? Or maybe it's a response to the frequent formula supplementation that happens in US hospitals? I thought it was a little extreme as a blanket recommendation for prenatal care...

Laura Wasielewski MS, CCC-SLP, IBCLC

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