[blparent] Breast pumps, the runaround

Sun Nov 12 13:00:54 UTC 2017

I don't remember the cost--it's been nearly ten years--but it was fairly minimal in the grand scheme of things. I had huge nursing complications, and the hospital grade pump was a life saver.

Jo Elizabeth Pinto

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From: BlParent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Amanda Berkley via BlParent
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Subject: Re: [blparent] Breast pumps, the runaround

I'll be delivering in Dallas, which is about 2-3 hours from home. I am delivering in a bigger hospital because my baby is what they call "small gestational age". This means for him, that I'm 34 weeks into my pregnancy, but his measurements are on par for a 30 week old baby.
There's a lot of potential complications that could arise from this, and with my own health issues compounded with is potential complications, all of my doctors thought it best I deliver in a hospital with high risk OBs and a NICU available as well as my own specialists.

On average, how much did your hospital charge to rent the hospital grade pump?

Thanks,
Amanba

On 11/11/17, Star Gazer via BlParent <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 			The kind of pump you rent from the hospital is a hospital grade 
> pump. It is not very portable and is the kind of pump you would be 
> using if your baby was in the hospital and you couldn't nurse.
> Any woman can rent a hospital grade pump, all you need do is hand them 
> a credit card.
> The kind of pump you are hoping to get from insurance is a non 
> hospital grade pump, it is the same kind of pump you can buy at 
> Target, off of Amazon, from Babies-R-Us or any other store.
> The difference in pumps is in their suction power, the hospital grade 
> pumps provide way more suction then the non hospital grade pumps.
> I'm curious, where are you delivering? Why won't it be at your local 
> hospital?
> Either way, your local hospital is in the baby delivery business, and 
> all you need do is remind them that they are also in the business of 
> renting out hospital grade pumps.
> Many women rent hospital grade pumps (myself included) and many women 
> move while they are still using a hospital grade pump.
> Part of your problem is that you haven't had your baby yet. My 
> insurance would only shell out the money for a non hospital grade pump 
> once they had proof that I'd had the baby.
> This isn't as bad as it sounds, I rented a hospital grade pump at the 
> time of discharge and so I wasn't without a pump.
>
>
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> From: BlParent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
> Amanda Berkley via BlParent
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> Cc: Amanda Berkley <amanda1226 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Breast pumps, the runaround
>
> I don't think WIC here covers breast pumps, but they do cover formula.
>
> I don't  think I could do a manual pump even if there was a concensus 
> that they worked well. Due to my pregnancy, I have a horrible case of 
> carpal tunnel in both hands, and I do good to make a fist and grip 
> things these days! lol I can only imagine what it would be like having 
> to squeeze that much, that often! haha
>
> If all else fails, I'll look into the hospital route, aalthough I 
> won't be delivering at my local hospital. I'll also try going the 
> Medicaid route as well.
>
> Thanks everyone for your imput, it's much appreciated! :)
>
> Amanda
>
> On 11/9/17, Star Gazer via BlParent <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 			Likewise and squeezing it was another form of
> torture.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: BlParent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jo 
>> Elizabeth Pinto via BlParent
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>> Cc: Jo Elizabeth Pinto <jopinto at msn.com>
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Breast pumps, the runaround
>>
>> That hand pump was no better than a medieval torture device for me. I 
>> got no milk from it, just a lot of nipple pain.
>>
>>
>> Jo Elizabeth Pinto
>>
>> "The Bright Side of Darkness"
>> Is my award-winning novel,
>> Available in Kindle, audio, and paperback formats.
>> http://www.amazon.com/author/jepinto
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: BlParent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
>> Wendy Meuse via BlParent
>> Sent: Thursday, November 9, 2017 12:38 PM
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>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Breast pumps, the runaround
>>
>> Hi Debbie:  I tried that blasted hand pump and I could not even get a 
>> trickle of milk using that.  I ended up renting one from the hospital 
>> and that was a lot bbetter.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Deborah Kent Stein via BlParent" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
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>> Cc: "Deborah Kent Stein" <dkent5817 at att.net>
>> Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2017 10:14 AM
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Breast pumps, the runaround
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Do they still sell the old-fashioned hand pumps? They were 
>> inexpensive and easy to use once one got the hang of it. Very low tech.
>>
>> Debbie
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: BlParent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jo 
>> Elizabeth Pinto via BlParent
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2017 10:28 PM
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>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Breast pumps, the runaround
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>> If all else fails, you can rent a breast pump from your local hospital.
>> That's the route I chose when I couldn't get one through Medicaid.
>>
>>
>> Jo Elizabeth Pinto
>>
>> "The Bright Side of Darkness"
>> Is my award-winning novel,
>> Available in Kindle, audio, and paperback formats.
>> http://www.amazon.com/author/jepinto
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: BlParent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
>> Michael Baldwin via BlParent
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2017 5:34 PM
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>> Cc: Michael Baldwin <mbaldwin at gpcom.net>
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Breast pumps, the runaround
>>
>> Try WIC as well. In some states they provide breast pumps.
>>
>>
>> Michael
>> On 11/8/2017 12:30 PM, candice.attrill via BlParent wrote:
>>> medicaid is likely to cover breast pumps, but Medicare is not very
>> friendly when it comes to covering any type of durable medical 
>> equipment. I speak from experience. perhaps if you have a 
>> supplemental insurance that might cover it.
>>>
>>>> On Nov 8, 2017, at 1:21 PM, Eric Calhoun via BlParent
>> <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hey all, it's Eric.  I thought Medicare would cover breast pumps, 
>>>> period.
>>>> Amanda, (please contact me off list, as not not to clutter up the 
>>>> list please), why are these people giving you the runaround?
>>>>
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