With permission to post:
I recvd a call via LLL about a mom who had a c-section on 8/31 and was 
asked to call her due to many complications to include NICU baby and mom 
has cerebral palsy. She delivered baby at 37 weeks and he has been 
tranferred to another hospital about 45 minutes from us and is intubated at 
this time. She was not able to pump at the hospital, she says she was pretty 
drugged up until she stopped taking so she could leave to see her baby. She 
was not asked if she wanted to breastfeed past admission where she said she 
was not sure. She was not given any info on discharge about pumps or care of 
her breasts. She arrived at the NICU where the baby is and was told to go buy 
a pump they had nothing for her (this is a level III NICU) and mom is not able 
to do that. Due to her insurance I am not able to rent her a pump that her 
insurance will pay for and since it is a holiday weekend WIC is not open until 
Tuesday of which she is enrolled in. I got this call at 10 pm last night and told 
mom who was on her way to the hosptial to ask for a charge nurse if she was 
told they had no pumping room or ways to help her. I did not hear back as of 
this morning (7 AM) and am hoping she at least got to pump while she was 
there. However if she was not able to I expalined how to hand express 
because one of her hands works and the other is minimal and she asked about 
hand pumps. Anyone had a CP patient where hand pumping was used and if so 
which one? I have my favorites but would like further info for this case. Again 
problems are: Mom has CP and was not able to use the Nurture III she was 
given by a friend, baby in out of area NICU that says they have no pumps for 
her and I am only rental place in whole county where she resides and cannot 
rent to her for insurance reasons and WIC does not open until Tuesday due to 
holiday...frustrated and wanting to help this mother anyway that I can. Please 
copy to me and list when posting.
Emily Lindsey, BSPsy, CLE

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