In einer eMail vom 21-7-01 4:42:40 West-Europa (zomertijd) schreibt
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> I could see
> encouraging pumping for a couple of days as 1) you're telling mom that at
> least
> she can do something; 2) you're proving how pro-active mom is going to be
> about
> breastfeeding to any doubting hospital staff; and 3) you're priming the
> "nummies"
> with stimulation. Of course, you need to discourage the idea of dependence
> on the
> pump for the mom if she doesn't plan to use it for any length of time.
>

Nathalie, I think you are so right! Ofcourse it could be handexpressing as
well, because that seems to be easier to stop once the baby starts taking
over.
I believe it to be of vital importance to prevent later problems in
milksupply to start early breaststimilation and milkextraction, be it by
baby, pump or hands. IMO lots of milkyield problems in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th
month can be traced back to delayed onset of milkproduction.
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Gonneke van Veldhuizen
IBCLC, MOM, LLLL, primary schoolteacher
Hiilensberg, Germany

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