Hi Catherine and others, Living in California, with last years' potential of rolling blackouts and earthquackes, I always do mention in classes and meetings the disadvantage of formula feeding in emergencies! I also tell mothers who come and rent a Lactina how they can still use the pump without power: have your partner or an old enough child help with pumping by moving the white/yellow piston part. It may be helpful if the tubes are guided under the mothers' arms and the "human" pump is at the mothers back. If a mother manages to hold the falnges with one arm, maybe with the help of the edge of a table, she can move the piston herself (tried it five years ago when I needed to pump and my rental was return to the hospital). Regards, Nanny Gortzak, MSc, IBCLC Lactation Consultant and Nutritionist Irvine - California n Fri, 15 Aug 2003 14:39:48 -0400, Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >I did get one frantic call from a mother who is exclusively pumping, who >needed an alternative to her electric pump. I had one pedal pump in my >office, and she came by to get it, and we were able to get her 4 mo old >on the breast for a few minutes as well. She went home with the pump >and a determination to try to get him latching some more. > >I too feel sorry for the mothers who are formula feeding through all >this. We still don't have our power back, though I hear they are >gradually restoring power throughout NYC to avoid an overload. My 14 yo >daughter just came in and told me that this is yet another reason to >breastfeed! Yup. >Catherine Watson Genna, BS, IBCLC NYC on battery power right now! > > *********************************************** > >To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail >To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) >To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet >All commands go to [log in to unmask] > >The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned >LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) >mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: >http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html