Just today I traded with my OB director, I "took" her Enfamil travel mug and left he in a pretty gift bag a LLL water bottle and a cute bf travel mug ! ;-) Nevermore will that Enfamil mug be seen in my hospital! ;-) I am with you 100 % ..... this makes me CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cindy ~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~** Cindy Curtis, RN, IBCLC mailto:[log in to unmask] http://www.breastfeedingonline.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Glass, Marsha" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 4:31 PM Subject: formula gifts-again! > ---------------------- Information from the mail header ----------------------- > Sender: Lactation Information and Discussion > <[log in to unmask]> > Poster: "Glass, Marsha" <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: formula gifts-again! > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- > > I just had to let off a little steam amongst friends. I came back from > Memorial Day time off to the unpleasant discovery of a big box full of > E*****l travel mugs on our l & d unit! Oh, and the box was almost empty > because, of course they'd been taken. Then I went out to the pp floor and > there they were again. Now, everywhere I turn, those cursed mugs (which are > really cute and handy. Read that: "curses, foiled again"!) are in every > hand. Just today I saw the admin. secretary several times in several > locations and darned if she didn't have that mug in her hand every time!!! > I explained it to her and another secretary why I didn't like the mugs and > she was surprised and somewhat sympathetic, because she hadn't thought about > how those mugs are paid for at the expense of the health of our babies, but > "I'm still gonna use this mug. It's so cute!". And it is, too. Why, I > myself at one time or another have gotten, mugs, pens, food, measuring tape, > highlighter and other stuff from these companies, all gone now of course! > They solicit with such impunity. And the first to defend them would be the > nurses who receive this stuff. > > Marsha, who thinks it's cool enough for a bonfire tonight...and I know just > what to throw in it! > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Marsha Glass RN, BSN, IBCLC > Mothers have as powerful an influence over the welfare of future generations > as all other earthly causes combined. > C. Abbot > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > *********************************************** > 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 > *********************************************** 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