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Jail won't let mom pump

post #1 of 37
11/27/07 at 5:07pm
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post #2 of 37
11/27/07 at 7:43pm
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Originally Posted by XanaduMama View Post
Wow, that really sucks! She is being treated unfairly.:
post #3 of 37
11/27/07 at 8:39pm
oh what a sad story. poor mama and baby. i hope they are giving mama antibiotics because breast infections can get really bad, really fast.:
post #4 of 37
11/27/07 at 9:53pm
This is so outrageous and horrible. I'm surprised there aren't more comments here.
post #5 of 37
11/27/07 at 10:07pm
That is a human rights violation, for mother and baby! Preventing a mother from feeding her infant, causing medical problems for both of them? Completely unacceptable.

I can't believe that it's just their policy to not allow mothers to pump milk, and instead just deal with the "symptoms" of an abrupt end to nursing. What about the baby?

ARGH! There's no common sense any more.
post #6 of 37
11/28/07 at 12:20am
That's just so wrong. I'm glad the press are covering it, press coverage should get them to speed things up so she can comfort her baby.
post #7 of 37
11/28/07 at 12:23am
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That is about how I feel. How sad.
post #8 of 37
11/28/07 at 12:30am
that is *so* wrong
post #9 of 37
11/28/07 at 12:51am
That is terrible. I hope she is able to get a court order to allow pumping. I can just imagine the jail not allowing a diabetic to inject insulin, for instance, and just "dealing with the symptoms." that arise. Seesh. It's a medical issue and if she isn't allowed to pump she may lose her milk supply, not to mention the issue that the baby isn't getting fed (from the sounds of the article).
post #10 of 37
11/28/07 at 1:35am
That is criminal!! How horrible!! I'm in tears just thinking about that poor mama and baby. ::
post #11 of 37
11/28/07 at 1:45am
OMG...i helped a lady one time with this...You have to call the civil liberties union and they will contact the jail....it is a mother's right to pump her milk for her baby, I know the Lactation Consultant who was quoted in this article..i will call her ASAP and let her know about the Liberties union....this is absurd....our governement is out of hand.
post #12 of 37
11/28/07 at 11:28am
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Originally Posted by annekevdbroek View Post
That is terrible. I hope she is able to get a court order to allow pumping. I can just imagine the jail not allowing a diabetic to inject insulin, for instance, and just "dealing with the symptoms." that arise. Seesh. It's a medical issue and if she isn't allowed to pump she may lose her milk supply, not to mention the issue that the baby isn't getting fed (from the sounds of the article).
ironically this just happened in a minnesota county jail where i live, the man was basically arrested for driving a motorized bike drunk and then refused blood sugar checks one time so the nurse at the jail didnt offer it again, the man was found dead in his jail cell the next morning, he died from a diabetes induced state of shock, no insulin was givin even though his mother brought it to the jail, its so sad.
post #13 of 37
11/28/07 at 11:50am
That is just wrong and so sad!
post #14 of 37
11/28/07 at 2:32pm
I emailed the LC from that article and offered my assistance...i'll let you all know what the outcome is.
post #15 of 37
11/29/07 at 1:28am
any news?
post #16 of 37
11/30/07 at 6:22pm
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Originally Posted by yarngoddess View Post
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That is about how I feel. How sad.
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Where is the humanity? Where has it gone? Did we ever have it? How can we call ourselves humane people when this sort of thing happens? What's really sad is all the cases like this we don't hear about, that happen even to our own citizens. How many of those happen (unmentioned) every day?

I guess the one good thing is that this case is getting some coverage, so maybe it'll be what's needed to get some positive change for all women in similar situations. This situation is just horrible, though.
post #17 of 37
11/30/07 at 9:16pm
Ok, I understand this one...but as a person who frequents jails (I am an attorney who does some court appointed criminal cases)....

There is no way in hades I would ever feed my child while in the jail (nor would I want my child in that nasty place with me), but there is no way I would ever want to feed my child anything that was in there as well.

Those women are all lumped together in a dorm style room (basically you have a large room with lots of beds), sharing a common toilet and shower area, and most of the people in the jail could careless about keeping things clean. I think any of the antibacterial properties of the BM would be shot killing anything that might contaminate the milk from the dirtyness of the place.

I hate the smell of the place everytime I go in there, and the women's area in our jail is worse than the men's areas.
post #18 of 37
11/30/07 at 9:52pm
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Originally Posted by khaoskat View Post
Ok, I understand this one...but as a person who frequents jails (I am an attorney who does some court appointed criminal cases)....

There is no way in hades I would ever feed my child while in the jail (nor would I want my child in that nasty place with me), but there is no way I would ever want to feed my child anything that was in there as well.

Those women are all lumped together in a dorm style room (basically you have a large room with lots of beds), sharing a common toilet and shower area, and most of the people in the jail could careless about keeping things clean. I think any of the antibacterial properties of the BM would be shot killing anything that might contaminate the milk from the dirtyness of the place.

I hate the smell of the place everytime I go in there, and the women's area in our jail is worse than the men's areas.
i disagree with stating that the beneficial properties of BM would be taken over by jail germs and thus rendered useless. I am sure there is someway that the jail could consider pumping breastmilk a medical necessity such as recieving insulin and regular blood sugar checks and have the BM picked up by the baby's care taker or anotherl party- ie social worker, lawyer ect. perhaps the mom in jail could be allowed to be escorted to the hospital or health care area of the jail every 4-6 hours for pumping so as to avoid a breast infection and if possible to save the BM and have it delivered to baby. most breastpumps are quite germ free and disposable collection BM bags are available. If anything the mom should be permitted to express her milk, even if it is simply hand expressing and running down the sink, so as to avoid a life-threatening case of mastitis.
post #19 of 37
11/30/07 at 10:18pm
This is a total travesty! :
post #20 of 37
11/30/07 at 11:44pm
I am horrified by this. I feel sick.:
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