Dear Lactnetters,

I have been barely able to lurk out there in the past few months due to
major life/job changes, but I wanted to share this with you.  I checked the
archives and didn't see that anyone had discussed it, but I am not very
computer-literate.  I am nothing short of appalled at this product reported
in the local newspaper here in the suburbs of Phoenix AZ:

East Valley/Scottsdae Tribune
November 28, 2003

A report titled "E.V. Man's Invention Rings True" about a Scottsdale man's
invention honored by the Inventor's Association of Arizona.  Later in the
article it reads:

Phoenix resident Margot Smith also was honored for Mother's Third Arm, a
bottle/cup holder she designed with a flexible "arm" that attaches to
tables, strollers and wheelchairs and helps busy moms do other chores while
they feed their young children.

Both inventions finished in the top 10 among about 400 products submitted
for the contest. By finishing in the top 10, they received free evaluations
for their products through the UIA's innovation assessment program plus
free consultations with patent attorneys, patent searches, software for
filing patents and listings on Web Sites that feature new products.

The winning entries, which were judged by a panel of new product experts,
were selected because they have potential appeal to a large market, said
Bob Lougher, executive of the Rochester, NY based inventors association.

The most common judge's comment about Mother's Third Arm was it's durable
construction, he said.  "Also some of the female judges who are mothers
thought it would be quite handy", he said.

(Next part talks abaout the other inventor, then...

Smith is further along with Mother's Third Arm.  It's already available to
consumers by calling her company, Innoventions LLC. at (888-540-7070), or
it can be ordered through mail order catalogues.  Also it can be ordered
online at www.4innoventions.com. The price is $19.95 plus shipping and
handling.

Smith got the idea for the patented "arm" when one of her grandchildren was
visiting and threw a bottle on the floor.  That was seven years ago, and
she has been working to perfect the design ever since.

Smith had about 5000 of the arms made in Phoenix and 25000 made in China.
After a couple of years on the market, she has about 5000 left and is
planning to resume production to build up an adequate inventory to sell
them through retail stores.

"If I could get it in just one store, I know I would do really well," she
said.  "I have wonderful testimonials from people".

More information is svailable on the Internet at www.azinventors.org and
www.uiusa.org.

I went to the first website, and the pictures give my heart an ache.
Now, if someone can only invent a baby diaper changer, we never ever have
to touch our children.

I am hoping some people with power, psychologists, child-development
experts, doctors and any and all can speak up for the babies in this
matter. The ramifications of this product are overwhelming.

Catherine Pridie RN BSN IBCLC
Queen Creek, Arizona

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