On Sun, 16 Jun 1996 16:55:11 -0400, Cindy Church wrote: >I'm meeting with parents who are adopting a baby from Russia at an unknown >time period, probably in the next 2-3 months. Mom said she could be called >any time but as far as they know that baby hasn't been born yet. > >SHe had a child 6 years ago and breastfed that baby. > >She very much wants to start pumping NOW no matter what I say. My concern is >what if they hear nothing for 3 months. Won't the prolonged pumping cause a >problem. Any ideas on how to present this to her or should I let her start >pumping? I've already talked to her about this and she is adamant, she wants >to start pumping. I don't understand this. What kind of problems can prolonged pumping cause? >Also, the trip to Russia would require her to bring the pump. Does anyone >have experience wiht this and obtaining adaptors that will work with the >pump. I'm recommending the O15 Classic for home but the lighter pumps by the >same company would be more practical to carry. THe Classic has a 3 prong so >that would be harder to adapt to in Russia, right? Doesn't Medela have an adaptor kit? If not, transformer based convertors are widely available. I have a 50 watt model I bought from Radio Shack years ago. (If the pump needs more than 50 watts, a convertor may be expensive and hard to find. You can't use a high power convertor like the ones used for hair dryers - they chop the wave, and can foul up motors. Jonathan ************************************************ * L. Jonathan Kramer, P.E. * * Graduate Breastfeeding Counselor and * * Student Lactation Consultant * * Only G-d knows the formula for mother's milk * ************************************************