I recently saw a mom in ICU.  I talked to the mother's nurse about
bringing the baby up to breastfeed (she was adamant that this was NOT to
be done--too many germs) or to pump.  This was fine, and mom was to be
transferred back to OB within a few hours, so it was worth fighting
about bringing the baby up.

I had the mother pump.  She got a full ounce of milk!  I took it out to
show it off to her nurse before taking it downstairs.  She said, "Is
that the normal color?  Will that be enough for the baby (a one day
old)?"  I could scarcely avoid smiling at her last question, "Should I
count it as output?!"  I said, "Well, I guess so.  It came from the
mother."

ICU nurses (including NICU nurses) are compulsive (and have to be) about
weighing and measuring everything.  Well, it lightened my day, anyway.

Bonnie Jones, RN, ICCE, IBCLC
from the sunny S.W. USA where it's starting to warm back up after a
touch of winter