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Ok...we are going to have our placement late January/early February. I am wanting to use an SNS with donated breastmilk as well I have been working to induce...not so successfully but not giving up. How do you travel with donated breast milk and the SNS. I would have 3-4 hour traveling with no fridge and would like to still camp next year but I understand it will be a lot more difficult especially if I never produce a full supply and want to keep our baby breast fed. So if you have used an SNS out in public, do you set it up before you leave the house? How do you prep the BM if you have it? If you have been away for more than one feeding? How do you store the BM? Lastly...how do you deal with a not so supportive family?
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I have wondered some of the same things you have. Our emom is due in mid march and I also plan to breastfeed our adopted baby. I have LOTS of frozen milk but I cannot imagine a way that I would travel with it...we are coming from bc and travelling to florida. I will just have to pump as much as I can.
I asked our social worker to let our emom know my plans to abf. That way there is no awkwardness about it. She was told last week and from what I heard back, she is very excited that I will be breastfeeding!
As far as the sns or lactaid goes, I will also set up with that and have no clue how it all works!
Not so supportive family? Not sure about that one either, as my family seems to be very supportive of our decision.
Good luck!
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Here are ideas I have:If you are driving with donated breastmilk, can you just put it in a cooler, with lots of ice packs. 3-4 hours won't be bad, and then pop it in a fridge once you are at your destination? If you are flying, can you ship it ahead? As for camping, or a longer time w/o electric, would you consider supplementing with formula just for those times? I didn't use a SNS last time I abf, I used a lact-aid. I set up the milk in the baggies ahead of time, and kept them in an insulated lunch box with ice packs. Then, when it was time to nurse I just hooked it up and nursed. As for family, I basically answered any questions they had, but in the end I told them that it is a parenting decision that was already made. I'm kinda stubborn, and I don't care a whole lot what others think, so that was that. I was told that a) my milk was not nutritious enough and b) that what I was doing was "wrong" and "gross", but I raised one eyebrow, gave a little smile, and walked away. Meanwhile my son was gaining weight like a champ!Good luck!Natalie