Re: In need of a Breast Pump

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Hello, You can also check out Ebay, sometimes they have those kinds of things pretty reasonable.

>Contact Le Leche league or other breatfeeding support groups. Contact
>your state medical assistance program also (which she is likely
>receiving benefits from.) Most have a nutritional program set up for
>moms who want to breastfeed, and it is likely they will supply her with
>a good pump at little or no charge. In my state there is a nutritional
>program for women and infants that provides "loaner" Avent pumps for
>moms. Another possible source is your local church community. St.
>Vincent de Paul may have resources to help, or to point you in the right
>direction. Likewise with BirthRight or other pro-mom organizations. The
>hospital may also have a program set up to rent or loan top-quality
>pumps for a specified time period. Sometimes insurance/medical
>assistance program will pay rental fee if mom asks hospital personnel
>during delivery hospitalization. On a personal note, I purchased an
>Evenflo pump, and it is quite slow and painful to use. To encourage
>your young mom's breastfeeding bent, I would suggest attempting to
>borrow or rent a quality machine EVEN IF someone can donate a lesser
>pump. What a blessing you are to provide help where you can! It lifts
>my spirit to know you are out there! God bless you and your guests.
>
>At Fri, 29 Mar 2002, Laurie wrote:
>>
>>I am in need of a breast pump. We recently took
>>in a young lady that was living in a local shelter. She is 8+ months
>>pregnant and does not have anything. She has no living family and no
>>money.
>>She lost her job when she was 5 months pregnant and has not been able to
>>find work since. She does want to breast-feed though. I have found
>>that
>>most all breast-pumps are very expensive and out of my budget. Do you
>>know
>>where I can get a breast pump for inexpensive? It looks like the Avent
>>Isis
>>is pretty in expensive but still out of my range. Do you have one that
>>you could "donate"? If you do not have anything like this could you
>>please point me in a direction that I could find a good inexpensive
>>pump? Thank you so very much!
>>
>>--
>>Laurie
>>froggie_lvr_101@yahoo.com
>>

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Thanks

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