title: Long-term expressing of breastmilk.
abstract: This article focuses on the breastfeeding experience of a midwife after the birth of her first child. He was born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate and despite attempting to breastfeed it was not possible physiologically. The decision was made to express breastmilk long-term and feed the baby by Chu Chu teat and squeeze bottle. This article describes the hints and ideas found along the way to make long-term expressing of breastmilk easier. It comes from personal experience, literature and asking other women in similar situations how they managed.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Stockdale
mesh_terms: D001942:Breast Feeding; D002972:Cleft Palate; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008893:Milk Ejection; D013396:Suction / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D013997:Time Factors