During your baby’s Dayton Children's emergency room visit, or inpatient admission, here are some tips and information to help during your stay.
- Your baby may be having tests or procedures, please check with your baby’s medical team before feeding your baby.
- We have breast pumps available to use during your stay at no cost!
- If your usual breastfeeding routine is interrupted for more than three hours, please ask your care team for a breast pump and pump kit; one can be brought to your baby’s bedside for free.
- We can provide supplies needed for washing pump parts and storing milk.
- We have special refrigerators just for your milk and can also freeze it if needed.
- If your baby needs to be fed through a feeding tube, your milk can be given to your baby through the tube.
why pump?
Even if your baby is not allowed to eat right now, pumping is still important! Pumping every three hours for 15-20 minutes is usually recommended if your baby is not allowed to eat or if bottle feeding, getting NG-tube feedings, or not breastfeeding as often or as well as usual.
- Pumping tells your body how much milk to try to make, even if you are not feeling full or getting only drops
- Pumping helps to increase your milk supply
- Pumping helps to prevent breast infection if your breasts are full
- Pumping helps prevent your supply from dropping if you usually make the amount of milk your baby needs
need assistance?
Ask your nurse for assistance or ask a staff member to contact lactation for support. A lactation specialist will try to meet with you as soon as possible.
You can also leave a message at 937-641-3185
