Guest guest Posted May 24, 2000 Report Share Posted May 24, 2000 Beckie, My spits up more when she eats too fast. Her ten minute meals come back up, but her 20 min ones stay down. , How did your sister do with going back to work? I have a friend who wants to go back after triplets, but she is encountering resistance from her boss who thinks she needs to take more than six weeks off. (She is a university instructor.) > With the storage, how long can it be kept in the freezer? Kyra (6 weeks) had > to have surgery when 3 days old and I had to express for her cos she was fed > IV. She was 10 days old when I could start bfeeding again. In the meantime I > filled my freezer nicely! Breastmilk can be frozen for about 6 months, refrigerated a week or left at room temperature for 8 hours. Okay, folk, You keep checking--ask anyone until you get the answer that makes you happy, but I only pumped off enough to ease engorgement so that my 3 week old could latch-on. My great pediatrician said it was okay to do it this way. (And I had no back-up supply to go to--either ebm or formula. > Tina, Ask in the hospital what type of anesthetic you'll be getting and > make sure you let them know you breastfeed. When I had to have the D & C they > told me I'd have to pump and dump for 24hrs as well but afterwards when I > spoke to the nurse she said she'd check to see what type of anesthetic I'd > had that there's one type that isn't ALL THAT BAD, that they have to tell > you that for their own purposes. She checked and whatever it was, I'd had > the not so bad one, so she said to just wait like 8 or 12 hours (I can't > remember), pump/dump that and then resume the regular nursing. Amy Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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