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The pump has almost no suction (yes I checked all the connections and tried to clean it etc.) I'm on the verge of mastitis I think and Chip has probably celulitis. Does anyone have a double electric breastpump I can borrow?

help?

EDIT: Even a handpump (but show me how to use it) or a nursing baby or toddler you are willing to let me nurse who would be willing to co-operate. I really can't get mastitis right now.

EDIT TWO: I figured out what was wrong. The broken dishwasher had stuck the backflow valves down with gummy cruft. Now it works fine. (except for the milk in the pump tubes)

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ok, from what little I can get from Chip's horrid phone connection, the cellulitis is definitely getting worse. (That part I am sure of; the rest got lost in static.) This implies the antibiotics aren't working.

Those offers of help? It looks like we may need them, although I am not sure what we may need. I suspect he will be in the hospital overnight. (He has the car, because he insisted on driving, so that will complicate things.) I can't REACH him long enough to be sure of anything yet.

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The pump KEEPS pulling milk into it, even with a new set of tubes and pump bits. It never did this before. I THINK I managed to turn it off quickly enough to keep it from shorting out.

I CANNOT get mastitis. I can't even get a serious clogged duct.

I would give a frightening amount not to be dependent on a piece of machinery.

(And yes, I am terrified about Chip too. Very.)

The baby, unsurprisingly, is a wreck. Falling apart is not one of my available options.

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Thank any diety of one's choice, Chip is A LOT better than communicated over the faulty cell connection. They even let him go home for now.

This roller coaster brought to you by faulty technology of various sorts. I am sure there will be further installments to come.

I don't want to be a grown-up any more, and I appear to be doing an appallingly bad imitation of one at the moment.

(The cellulitis *is* getting worse, but I guess they are not all that concerned for now. Apparently some of the antibiotics take a while to work.)