Breastfeeding Your Preterm Baby - Mount Sinai Hospital

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What does breast milk look like?Colostrum is the first milk that you will produce. It is thicker and more yellow incolour than mature breast milk, which is bluish white.What resources are there for me in the hospital?• Lactation Consultant 416-586-4800, ext. 6373• Your baby’s nurse• Breastfeeding Centre, 7 th Floor, 416-586-4543 press 2• Hours for the Breastfeeding Centre: Monday to Friday 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.and 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 10:00 a.m-4:00 p.m.Copyright © 2004 Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto4 Feeding My Baby
Welcome to the Breast Pump Room• After your discharge from the hospital, mothers who have infants in NICU orLevel II Nursery are welcome to use our Breast Pump Room. Please ask yourbaby’s nurse for the location of this room. Room 704, code 1254• For your privacy, please ensure the door is closed tightly after you enter andleave the room.• If you have bought a “Pump in Style” please bring it with you when you visit yourbaby and you can use it in the pump room.• If you have rented a “Medela” double electric pump you will need to bring yourown Medela tubing, piston, bottles, flanges, valves and white flaps to usewhen you visit your baby as you can use the breast pump in the pump room.• Please transfer your pumped milk into pink-topped collection bottles. Please askthe nurse caring for your baby for more bottles when you run out. Label thebottle with your baby's name, date and time you pumped.• Soap for cleaning your breast pump kit is available by the sink in this room.• Please also wipe off the hospital pump after use and ensure the room is tidyafter you have finished pumping.• To ensure the privacy only women are allowed in the breast pump room.• A telephone is provided for your convenience for local calls only.• Please contact the NICU/Level 2 or the Lactation Consultant if the breast pumpis not working satisfactorily or there are any other problems with this room. 416-586-4800, ext. 6373.• If you have any questions or concerns about breastfeeding or breastpumping, please contact your baby's nurse or the lactation nurse.Copyright © 2004 Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto5 Feeding My Baby
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