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Date: | Sat, 31 Mar 2007 17:13:02 EDT |
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Ah, another divorce case where father wants weekend visitations of the
breastfed infant. Baby is exclusively breastfed and is not on solids due to a
medical issue that is being monitored. Baby is feeding often and regularly and
mom is home full time with baby and living with her parents to be able to do
so. Attorneys on either side will not argue the value of breastfeeding, only
that expressing is easy enough and she can supply enough milk for the
separation vs expressing is not so easy for this particular mom. Mom contends that
she cannot maintain her milk supply with pumping only and that the
separation will make maintaining milk supply difficult, and due to medical condition
baby must continue on breastmilk without formula supplementation. I have been
asked if it is true that all mothers can easily express enough milk and
protect their milk supply with weekend separation. The hope is that the judge
will consider that both parents believe breastfeeding is important enough to
protect and limit visitations to lengths of time that will protect
breastfeeding and the milk supply.
The hope is not to prevent visitation. The father has visitation now three
evenings a week. Mom feeds and father returns baby by next feeding time.
The goal is to limit overnight visitation only and offer increased hours of
visitation that do not require as much exclusive pumping. Mom is looking for
any information that offers the view that not all women can pump as easily as
others. Also if there is anything that supports the importance of direct
breastfeeding vs expressed milk it may help, but realistically, in the state I
live in the importance of baby's needs do not even make the top five reasons to
make a decision in custody hearings.
Any help is appreciated. Can you please copy me privately when you respond
to the list.
Thanks,
Pam MazzellaDiBosco, IBCLC, RLC
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