Expressing at home when Baby on NNU & planning to go home with baby

Description

Explains how often Christina expresses and shows her at home in her bedroom using a hand pump. It then goes on to show Christina in her sitting room and explains how variable breast switching whilst pumping can be helpful.
The clip shows a tray of Christina’s expressed breastmilk in a Neonatal freezer and talks about what to do if a mum’s milk supply has decreased showing Christina hand expressing after having pump expressed. The footage then goes onto show Christina with Taylor breastfeeding with dad, Phil, helping with a tube feed when Taylor has tired. It explains how a plan for taking Taylor home involves being confident in tube feeding.

Christina, Phil & Taylor

Writer & Director: Helen Shanahan
Filmed and Edited: Patrick Shanahan