Hello Carol.
I haven't advocated pumping prenatally, but I personally do. I'm 34 weeks
with # 2 and pump every evening for about 5 minutes per side. I produce a
ton of colostrum and actually found the daily pumping to reduce my leakage.
My 3 year old takes one day,, the freezer takes the next and so on. In case
there's a problem in early postpartum, I have a supply. *I had my first a
bit prematurely and have been fighting off labor with this one*
For the record, my colostrum has not changed in consistency, the amount has
increased. I've been pumping since 24 weeks.
Take care,
Debbie
~who hasn't posted and intro yet, but will soon, I promise~
----- Original Message -----
From: Carol L'Esperance <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 12:18 AM
Subject: Expression of colostrum prenatally
I am intrigued by the idea(can't remember who suggested it.) of pumping
colostrum prenatally and using the expressed colostrum if the baby needed a
supplement in the early postpartum---baby unable to latch, baby of a mom who
is diabetic, baby is hypoglycemic, has elevated bilirubin, etc. I have some
questions and thoughts:
If the mother only pumped or manually expressed each a day for a short
period of time, it probably would not stimulate contractions. How long do
you think it would be safe to pump?
What would be the best container in which to pump to retrieve the most
colostrum?
Would pumping effect the quality of colostrum. I am assuming that colostrum
would stay "colostrum" until after delivery.
If we decide that this would be "safe", what about developing a protocol
that we could suggest to mothers prenatally? I don't want to "program"
mothers to think they will have problems, but don't they suggest that
mothers who are having a c/birth donate their own blood prenatally in case
they need blood.
Carol L'Esperance RN, MSN, IBCLC
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