I agree with MOM for moms own milk.  Just my .02 worth.
Darlene Breed, BSN, RN, IBCLC
Worcester, MA (USA)

On Thu, 19 Aug 1999 11:08:08 -0400 Marie Biancuzzo
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>Pat, pardon me if you need to point me to the archives on a different
>abbreviation. Also, anyone who can't stand someone else climbing onto
>a
>personal soap box should delete this message right now and accept my
>apologies for hogging up e-space.
>
>My personal gripe about abbreviations is "bm" when it's used to mean
>breast
>milk. In hosptal-eze, bm means bowel movement, and many hospitals even
>have
>this on their "approved" list of abbreviations. It just drives me nuts
>when
>people use "bm" to mean "breast milk."
>
>Personally, I like Paula Meier's term of MOM (mother's own milk.) She
>uses
>the term to distinguish between mother's milk and donor milk, but I
>still
>just like MOM because I like the idea of MOM from mom!
>
>
>
>>Dear Rachel, check the archives.  I'm sure we have discussed this in
>the
>>past year.  Sincerely, Pat in SNJ
>>
>
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>Marie Biancuzzo, Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist
>PO Box 387
>Herndon VA 20172
>Phone 703-758-0092
>Fax 703-758-0891
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