Hi all, for those of you who have been following the progress of "my"
mom and 24 week triplets born via surrogate, the babies continue to grow
and are doing well.  They are now 31 weeks, corrected gestational age.
Unfortunately, Dad lost his job yesterday and Mom is shell-shocked.  She
expressed concern about having a nervous breakdown.  Regarding the
lactation issue, the babies continue to get fortified banked human
milk.  Mom, however, due to the stress of this added burden has backed
off of her pumping schedule of every two hours to just three times
daily, and I was lucky to talk her into that.  I continue to believe
that once those kids are able to latch on, this mom will begin to
produce more than just the 1 cc per pumping she has been getting.  When
you think about it, a woman who has never had a baby, inducing
lactation, with no baby to put to the breast, who is producing any milk
at all, is pretty impressive.
Hopefully, Dad will find employment quickly and help ease this tense
time for them both.  I'll keep you posted.
--

Denny Rice, RN, IBCLC
Dallas Texas USA

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