I caught up on a week's worth of Lactnet today.

When boiling items such as pump parts, breast shells, or feeding
paraphernalia, tell the parents to put a couple of glass marbles into the pot
and stay within earshot. If the water level gets low and the pot is about to
boil dry, the marbles start bouncing and clattering in the pan and alert the
parents in time to rescue everything, even if they have fallen
asleep....usually.

[Off topic--I looked up *paraphernalia* to check the spelling and learned
that one of its original meanings was the property of a married woman. The
word is derived from a Greek work meaning *dowry*. So I guess it's a good
word to describe baby feeding supplies...]

Chris Mulford, RN, IBCLC
working for WIC in New Jersey
Co-coordinator, WABA Women & Work Task Force


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