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Date: | Mon, 17 Jul 2006 07:19:39 EDT |
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Karleen, you wrote about a mom whi is adopting and pumping,
"I really think that a major issue here is that she's having difficulty with
getting a MER in response to pumping (was not good at pumping with bio kids
either). However, I discovered today that she's having a lot of pain when she
starts pumping"
A couple of thoughts, has she tried nipple stimulation ala Jean Cotterman
prior to pumping? Nipple rolling, breast massage for a minute, then wait two
minutes before pumping, which is what Jean recommends; 3 minutes until letdown
occurs. Also, homeopathy, such as Rescue Remedy or this remedy which is a
homeopathic pituitary which a mom I worked with used and swore by and which a mom
who currently has to tease out more milk from time to time and is using it with
good results. The site this latest mom is using to obtain the remedy is
http://www.ahealth.com/store/regen.html ; scroll down to pituitary. The other
homeopathic that might help can be found at
http://www.kellymom.com/bf/supply/adoptivebf.html and is a tincture.
The last possibility is friction pain for your mom and a dab of olive oil
rubbed into the flange where the tunnel meets the flared part can aid in smoother
pulling on the breast. Feel free to email me, Karleen, for further
discussion. Hope something works for this mom.
Barbara Latterner, BSN, RN, IBCLC
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