Hi all, I have an interesting situation (mom gave permission to  post).
Seven month old exclusive breast fed baby (some solids since 5 mths),  father 
given rights for overnights starting end of month - 9am sat til 12pm  sunday. 
Mother has not been away from baby for more then 6 hours at a time.  She is 
not a great pumper - actually that is how I met her, she has a pump n  style 
advanced, I will be giving her a classic medela today.  
 
We live in NY state - I guess what I am looking for is if anyone has dealt  
with this in their state - or in ours - maybe there is a loophole either in our 
 state or on the federal level.  Mom is devasted - and the courts do not  
seem to be doing what she wants.  I believe that this poor child is having  a bad 
start - that breastfeeding could make the difference in having stability  in 
his life.  I do not know this mother or her ex-husband. I do not know  how far 
I should go with her, but I feel compelled to help her.  I
 also feel that the  Hospital LC that referred her to me knew  that I would 
try to help her on all levels. I have contacted a few local  officals and 
waiting for any info from them.
 
Obviously, timing is imperative, so any help would be greatly  appreciated.
I am starting to contact my local representatives here.

Thanks in advance for all of you great advice, which I love to read and  
learn from.
 
Donna B. Kimick, IBCLC, RLC
 
 

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