---------- > From: Diane and David <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: extended pumping of breastmilk > Date: Wednesday, July 04, 1990 2:37 PM > > I was able to express my milk for my daughter for 17 months. I quit pumping > when I was 7 months pregnant with my son. She was excleusivly given my > milk and no need for supplements. She did not start eating solid foods till > she was 17 months. The reason I expressed my milk for her was because she > had severe reactions to pain medication we recieved durring labor. She was > in the intensive care nursery for 14 days. She is now quite healthy and > very energetic. She is on the small side of the growth chart, 26 lbs @ 3y, > but then again I am not very big myself. I used a medela lactina with a > double pumping attachment. I expressed every 2 hours or when I started to > feel full. At each pumping session I was able to collect 12+ ounces. > I hope this helps. > Dianne Walbeck