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Kathy Eng <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 29 May 2007 18:24:29 -0500
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I am the queen of pumping as 95% of what I do is loan electric pumps to 
our WIC moms. The frothy thing is how colostrum comes out of the valves. 
Happens with the Medela and Ameda pumps. Why? Who knows but once the 
milk becomes "mature milk" it stops being so frothy or bubbly. I have 
seen it drop down from the valves as bubbles. Usually this happens 
before day 6 or so.

As an IBCLC, being just a pump instructor is very frustrating to me but 
I have such knowledge now that I never had before.... Our breastfeeding 
rate for women loaned these pumps for their NICU infants is about zero. 
I may have 1 in 15 or 20 do some bf after discharge. Most try once or 
twice in the hospital and refuse IBCLC help or PC help once home and 
then quit pumping as they are "too busy."

Kathy Eng, BSW, IBCLC

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