When i had my 30 week premature baby many years ago, I also had 
hepatitis A ( the reason for the early birth.)   I was not allowed to 
use the hospital pumps in case I contaminated them, and I was not 
allowed to bring a pump into the hospital because it was over Christmas 
and the hospital electricians couldn't guarantee its safety.   So I 
learned to hand express and had enough milk for him and some to spare.  
  It's just a knack and works well once you know how to do it.   Hand 
expression is something I teach everyone i see and they are all amazed 
to see how much milk they have.  Eileen
On 10-Dec-06, at 8:20 PM, Nikki Lee wrote:

> In a message dated 12/10/2006 6:39:37 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
> Hand expression.  I have never had anyone develop a full milk
>> supply by hand expression.
> Dear Friends:
>    I would bet that more women collect milk via hand expression in the 
> entire
> world than pump.
>   Women live on campus and hand express on schedule to feed their 
> premature
> infants in Kenya and Cuba and other countries.
>     The attitude to hand expression in the US as a rule is a slightly
> uncomfortable one.
>     warmly,
>
> Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CCE,CIMI
> Adjunct Faculty, Union Institute and University, Lactation Program
> Film Reviews Editor, Journal of Human Lactation
> www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com
>
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