> Anyone heard of these in the UK?  I haven't.  I like the idea, though....

I've asked at Medela's in The Netherlands, but they don'thave them either (nor
does Belgium), but will consider importing them if there is sufficient interest.

> In hand-spinning the rythym of the activity (which is soothing) comes from
> the foot action, and this involves the whole body, a concept I like in the
> idea of producing milk....  Electric pumps encourage a passive way of
> conceptualising expressing, which is not very helpful (and has probably been
> deliberately encouraged by manufacturers of these pumps).

I like this analogy, for I have done my part of spinning myself. It is very
soothing and I think it is the rythmical tapping of the foot that gets trough
the whole body. It's makes you huming and singing or telling stories; all very
basic. I'd love to try a foot-pedal pump, although I'm years beyond having any
milk to pump.

Gonneke van Veldhuizen, IBCLC, living inMaaseik, Belgium
http://www.users.skynet.be/eurolac
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