re expressing

[alan trewern]

Dear listers,                     This discussion about formula without consent prompts me to ask if anyone is familiar with expressing and storing colostrum before birth.I recently had a woman in an ante-natal class tell me she was 36weeks and an insulin dependant gestational diabetic.All babies of these mums go to special care for a minimum of 4hrs and are subjected to a fairly recent and strict protocol of care.This mum had a tour of the nursery after a recent a/n visit and it was suggested to her to start expressing and freezing colostrum to avoid the potential of either formula or a glucose drip for her baby.My initial feeling was this could cause a prem labor and then I realized if she had been tandem feeding( she wasn't) the milk/colostrum was still being removed anyway.I spoke to our lactaction consultant about it and she could see no problem unless there was a history of prem labor which there wasn't.Is any one else suggesting this to pregnant mums?                                                                                                                                 Linda----------------------------------------------------- Click here for Free Video!! http://www.gohip.com/free_video/