"Under the Affordable Care Act,
insurance companies are required to pay for breast pumps and counseling
for new mothers to address breast-feeding problems. The aim is to
encourage more women to breast-feed so their infants can reap the health
benefits, including reduced risks of asthma, leukemia and Type 2
diabetes."
I have never had a problem with my insurance, and having a lactation consultant at the hospital where I gave birth. Breast-feeding was always my number one priority for my little Lina<3, and will be for my baby Bunny (my unborn daughter). But I shake my head to this article.
"New mothers face a number of obstacles in breast-feeding, including
insufficient milk or a painful infection. Problems must be resolved
quickly: when a baby is hungry, there is little time to wrangle with an
insurer over payment for a breast pump or a lactation consultant. A
delay can mean that mothers turn to formula, don’t establish an adequate
supply, or quit."
My daily adventures with my bi-racial daughters (I am Chinese, and my husband is Trinidadian. They are Daddy's Little Monsters.
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