Did you register for your baby shower yet? Did you put an enormously expensive Breast Pump on there? Well if you did take it off. Back in 2010 if you didn't know, the Affordable Health Care Act offered assistance with purchasing or renting a breast pump. Back in the day when I was preggars my Aunt sent me a link stating that breast pumps COULD be covered underneath our health insurance so I wouldn't need to purchase one. I just had to do some HELLA amount of research. First off you have to see IF your Health Insurance covers Breast Pumps or any other Durable Medical Equipment...I had to call several times because they didn't know what the hell I was talking about..UH DUH we pump our boobies with them to feed the babies!
After finally getting someone who knew their head from their ass...YES it COULD be covered, first off I would need my Doctor to Prescribe it to me..then I need to find a store around my house that sells Durable Medical Equipment AND is an in-network provider..out of the huge long list of them I found 1/10 that sold/rented breast pumps. The rest were like sleep apnea machines, wheelchairs, etc. I would then need to bring my prescription into the store and they would order and submit the claim to my insurance and then I could pick it up and probably owe a small deductible of $40. SWEET! So if you have like at least 5 extra hours out of a day to be on hold and callback to get the answer you are looking for then by all means have at it! Hell they go for around $300 so I think that is totally worth it!
O and another thing, don't expect to rent from the Hospital when you are their having your child, to get you by until you get the one from the store...MOST hospitals do not rent on the weekends and neither do any other fricken place for that matter...so either get that shit done ahead of time or have your kid during the week when you can rent a pump...What a fricken ridiculous little side bar eh? I was on fire when they told me I was out of luck, especially since I was there on a Friday and then Saturday came around and I had to ask to rent one...O breast is best bullshit now imparts on your freedoms and choices...now you have to tell and ask everything. That's another thing on the weekend births, there usually isn't a lactation specialist there on the weekends either...I mean what's up with that! I understand everyone needs a day off but sheesh I was shit out of luck while I was there for the weekend. I had every nurse tell me different ways to feed him to get him to latch. Boy was that fun!
So if you REALLY want to be prepared get your pump ahead of time AND talk to a lactation specialist before giving birth. And that's IF you are really concerned about breastfeeding. I didn't care how he was getting the milk so I planned on just pumping and giving it to him that way, that would also help so that other people would be able to feed him not just me. So good thing I wasn't hell-bent on getting him to latch cuz that shit is stressful! Here's a brand-new fragile thing and you have to twist it's head this way and that...how fun!
Here's a recipe...FINALLY I know, I have been slacking, anywho these wraps are the bomb diggity...do people say that anymore? I used a regular flour wrap since the multi-grain ones make me dry heave...what do they put in those things?! If you have found one that doesn't resemble the taste of dog food let me know!
Black Bean and Feta Stuffed Burritos
From Real Simple Magazine
1/2 c. cooked brown rice
1 c. greek yogurt plain
cilantro
2 limes
salt
2 avocados
1 c. crumbled feta cheese
1 c. shredded red cabbage
1 15.5 oz. can black beans, rinsed
1 cucumber sliced thin
4 warmed burrito size tortillas
Rotisserie Chicken and hot sauce (optional)
Mix yogurt, 1/4 c. chopped cilantro, 2 tbsp. lime juice and feta, add some salt depending on saltiness of Feta. Put a tortilla down, layer- 1/4 of all ingredients- Rice, Sauce, cabbage, cucumber, avocado, beans, chix, hot sauce. Roll up and devour!
Happy Pumping!
~Candace
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