I didn't see anyone demonising Medela.  I saw genuine interest in 
understanding what the issues are, and why they are important.

And why they are important is... areas that have advertising that breaks 
Code, tend to have lower rates of breastfeeding.

So whilst it may be small change to notice that in some areas Medela are 
doing okay, and in others they are not (which proves they can market 
products without breaking Code), the issue is that in the areas where 
they break Code, they are working against breastfeeding being 
established as the norm.

For every Mum in need of a bottle for her pumping, there are legions 
behind her in the market place, just seeing The Bottle being upheld.  
Further, the much more vulnerable and fragile babies in resource poor 
countries... their mothers see The Bottle being in the white, rich 
West... and aspire to it.

It's all connected, in our global village, and we have to extend the 
protection of the Code to everyone, everywhere, no matter how small it 
seems in context.

Anyone producing any breastfeeding related paraphenalia, anywhere, has 
to uphold breastfeeding first and foremonst: end of.

And I also didn't see the community being dividing... I saw it working 
round a subject and slowly being united against Code breaking.

Perhaps we need to switch language... and not ask if anyone is breaking 
Code... but ask if anyone is upholding breastfeeding first and 
foremost.  :-)

Morgan Gallagher

gonneke van veldhuizen wrote:
> It does make me feel sad that this issue seems to be dividing the lactation community into 2 camps and that one camp kind of demonises Medela and somehow giving the others the impression of not being a trustworthy professional anymore. 
>
> Just for clearance: I do not work for Medela, nor do I sell or rent it's products or use them. I even do not specifically like Medela, I prefer Ameda pumps (which I don't sell nor rent either). But I do not think the pump companies are treated fair here in the last weeks. I really think our efforts, time and energy are better spent at the battle to real Code crackers, or even better in counseling breastfeeding or even breastmilkfeeding moms.
>
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