Re: preemie-l Pumping

lorri@austin.ibm.com
Thu, 20 Jun 1996 15:59:37 -0500 (CDT)


Thanks for sharing!  Too funny!  LOL!

Lorri (mommy to Joshua  33wks 9/19/95  9 months old yesterday)

On Thu, 20 Jun 1996 CHEFANDI@aol.com wrote:

> I too can not imagine how a NICU can force a mother to pump.  This like many
> decisions we make regarding our children are personal ones.  I do have a
> funny story about pumping.
> I was sitting at the kitchen table pumping ( I foolifhly thought I'd have
> privacy) when my 8yr old came in with hos 4-5 friends . They wanted to swim
> ot something.  When he saw m startled face they stopped in their tracks
> before they passed the half wall and we were all embarrassed.  After I asked
> them to wait outside, while I moved into my room, I overheard my son telling
> them why I was weirder than normal and proceeded to show them our stash of
> breast milk in the freezer.(Icould get 21/2 8ounce bottles on each side) I
> heard one boy say "Wow that's pretty cool I wonder if my Mom knows how to do
> that?!"
> my son said "If not, my Mom can show her, it seems pretty easy " :) :)
> Gina
>