thats what I was originally told too, but then they did let me make an account
with out any purchases, I just lease the baby weigh for about 27-30$/month- I
don't pay the bill- there's some add on charges- for me it is well 
worth it b/c
I was fed up with my other scales just not being accurate enough to do test
weighs and also getting out of calibration- this way when its not 
working well,
I just trade it in- the other option is to rent from another medela account
person- look on their website for the one closest to you- it itll be up 
to that
renter how much they will charge you


Quoting Royce Anderson <[log in to unmask]>:

> Hello to all you wise women,
>
> I realize that we have recently spent a great deal of time discussing the
> need for scales while doing a consult, however, I think I would like to have
> the option to use a scale while doing home visits.  I am most familiar with
> the BabyWeigh by Medela.  I have a friend that rents one and feels that
> rental is the best way to go.  I called Medela and they said that the only
> way that I could rent a scale would be to place a $1,000 order with them.
> They did NOT tell me what the monthly rent would be.  They did give me the
> name of a place in Oklahoma City that supposedly had rental scales, but that
> company does NOT rent scales.
>
> Do you all have any suggestions?
>
> Royce Anderson, RN, IBCLC, RLC, CD (DONA)
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