Long story - but yesterday I sat through a formula salesperson's presentation on complementary feeds. Oops- apparently she is a " infant nutrition expert". All very correct information re starting complementary foods at around 6 months and breastmilk being the food of choice etc. But all the usual subtleties were there. The audience - mainly midwives - were enthralled! The next "scientific" presentation highlighted the benefits of a particular bum cream. And I gave up my Saturday for this???? And I was offered educational credits???? A while ago I found a formula salesperson inside our nursery - removing our displayed handouts and replacing them with her own! When I told her that no brochures were given to our mothers without being read and approved first, she was amazed and listed all the other hospitals that were only too happy to have them. We are not Baby-friendly and I am not in a position (yet!) to refuse contact with these salespersons, but fortunately they are sent to me and have no contact with the other staff and their material doesn't see the light of day in our unit. Jean Ridler RN RM IBCLC South Africa [log in to unmask] *********************************************** 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 email list is powered by LISTSERV (R). There is only one LISTSERV. To learn more, visit: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html