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I had plenty of moms damage their nipples with the type of pump in which one
cylinder fits into another and a rubber gasket creates the suction - moms who
are desperate to make milk will pull, and pull, and pull until they draw blood!
I saw it with my own eyes!
In Puerto Rico, in the area where I lived, the electricity was erratic -
especially after hurricanes - so even if a mom could afford a pump, a lot of
times they were better off using the Medela Pedal Pump - especially if they had
a baby in ICU or worked away from buildings with generators. They LOVED it
(unless they had delivered by cesarean - in that case, dad or older siblings
could pedal) - and there was no need to be near an outlet.
In fact, I encouraged the purchase of these pedal pumps for our California
Public Health Nurses and we have them stored in case of emergency - as an
Emergency Preparedness activity. (I agree that hands work well - even better -
but at the time we had little experience with that option - now, I would
encourage the use of hand expression FIRST - but I would still have these pumps
available - you can do "hands on pumping" with them, too.)
...and I am NOT connected in any way to Medela - and am very well aware of their
choice to not follow the WHO Code - which totally frustrates me - but I still
must mention this product.
Jeanette Panchula, BSW, RN, PHN, IBCLC
Vacaville, CA
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