We originally used the Materna-Mates simply because they were easier to order since the hospital already dealt with Kendall. However, we had given out samples of the Soothies (asked those moms to use one brand on one side and the other on the other side-not a scientific study, just anecdotal) and moms were reporting they liked Soothies better or had no preference. Then when we learned that Materna-Mates were being advertised in the formula discharge bags, we switched. (I have heard this practice was stopped since.) Moms have been quite happy with the Soothies. Winnie *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html