Hi Lisa,
Is the mum separated from her baby at any time? If not, I'm wondering why 
pumping would be helpful?
Karleen Gribble
Australia
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From: "Lisa Mandell" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 12:28 PM
Subject: Pigeon pump


>I saw a mother today with a low milk supply (probably due primarily to
> excessive supplementation). She has occasionally been using a Pigeon 
> breast
> pump (described on their website as "battery operated with automatic 
> natural
> sucking reflex action"). It is a single pump with variable suction; the
> cycle speed seems rather slow to me; and the diameter of the flange is 
> quite
> large, which is helpful for this mother. She is not getting a lot of milk,
> however, but is resistant to the idea of a rental pump. As the mother is a
> statistician, I had hoped to give her some numbers that could convince her
> of the increased power of a rental pump, but I couldn't find any 
> information
> on Pigeon's website on the suction pressure of the pump, other than this
> quote: "A pressure of 80-100mmHg is exerted by a baby." Does anyone have 
> any
> further data?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Lisa Mandell, MBA, IBCLC
> Havertown, PA  USA
> www.best4both.com
>
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