Hi everyone,
I am returning to Lactnet, because I learned an aweful lot before I took my IBCLC exam 6 years ago. But, I went back to school for my BSN and let it go. I do have to add my two cents about medela though. I see most people precieve that they do not care and feel it is all about money.
Well, I have given it a lot of thought and yes it is true they do want to promote their products for sales. I also see where my population of moms are actually into pumping half or even all the time to give their babies EBM.
I have read studies that it can be an old child sexual abuse that will re-surface when they try to BF, so if they are willing to feed their baby with EBM in a bottle then at least they are providing the best of the best.
Last week I had a mom who was very convinced she would only bottle feed, so I offered her the option of pumping to feed her baby so the they would still reap the benefits of BF. 
We discussed the benefits of breastmilk & I planted that seed in her mind and about an hour later she decided she would try it for 24 hours.
The next day she was expressing 30 cc q2h and was thrilled.
I offered for me to assist in latching the baby & she refused.
I spoke to her yesterday and is quite content to provide her own milk rather than formula.
Maybe, in this day and age - most mom's work so it is easier to extend their protection in pumping, & we can also blame the economy.
Maybe this is what we need to convince more mom's that breastmilk has so much value to it rather than formula. 
Just food for thought.
 
Thanks for keeping an open mind,
Elaine Miranda, RN, CCE, IBCLC, RLC
New York 
 


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> Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 13:04:51 +1100
> From: Nina Berry 
> Subject: Re: Medela ad
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> "If Medela themselves cannot see that their ad violates the WHO 
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> They can see it. They do see it and they don't care. They 
> don't care
> because it is not profitable to care.
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> Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 20:36:16 -0700
> From: Bill & Carol L'Esperance 
> Subject: Tongue tie and frenulotomy
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> Hi all,
> I haven't read all the comments about tongue tie so I may be 
> repeating =
> or not addressing your concerns, but here is what we did at our =
> hospital. I wrote a position paper that I gave to our Pediatric =
> Executive Committee stating that this was a documented problem 
> with =
> breastfeeding and that the outcomes with frenulotomy were good 
> with =
> little risk. I asked them how they thought we should proceed. 
> They =
> decided to set up a referral system with our local Ped ENT. That 
> was not =
> successful because: 1. Appointments could be as far away as 4-6 
> weeks. =
> 2. When they had their appointment, the ENT would tell them the 
> baby =
> didn't need his tongue clipped even though we presented the data 
> that =
> supported this need.=20
> So, we went back to our Pediatric Hospitalists and "begged"(I 
> was on my =
> knees with tears in my eyes.) them to start clipping tongues. =
> Fortunately, we had a Peds who had had a baby with TT and had a 
> bad =
> experience because it was clipped very late. We had two others 
> who also =
> agreed to clip them. One was trained at the hospital where she 
> was a =
> Resident. She trained the other two. We still haven't convinced 
> the =
> others to do it, but they at least see the need and will refer 
> to the =
> others. I am collecting outcome data to present to them in 6 months.
> 
> I want to encourage you to present the research....and there is 
> a =
> growing body that is all positive.... and be persistent.
> If anyone would like a copy of the paper I presented with the =
> references, email me.
> Good Luck!
> Carol L'Esperance, Albuquerque, NM
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> Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 23:33:17 -0500
> From: Shanti Volpe 
> Subject: looking for current research on yeast in breastmilk
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> Is there any current reasearch that exists related to yeast 
> found in
> breastmilk. A mother in one of my groups has systemic yeast and is
> concerned that she is passing this on to her son through
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> Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 22:13:47 -0500
> From: Pat Bucknell 
> Subject: nursing strike and diabetes diagnosis
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> Karen,
> I have a mom in my BF moms' support group whose baby was 
> diagnosed with
> diabetes at 5 days! Dad was newborn diabetic too! Just tell 
> this mom
> that WHEN she gets this baby back to breast, not IF, it will be 
> so good
> for both of them. The mom I work with tested for blood sugars 
> even while
> at the group and injected insulin as needed so matter of factly that
> sometimes new moms weren't even aware. I'm sure she'd be 
> willing to
> "talk" to the mother you're working with when things get settled 
> down for
> her--if she wishes. Her little guy turned 1 in January and is doing
> great. Walked at about 10 months!
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> Warmly,
> Pat Bucknell IBCLC
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