Denise:  What an interesting observation!  I had not caught the possible 
correlation between anxiety/depression and unneccessary pump use.  I'll 
have to look into these moms' histories a little further.  I also work with 
affluent moms with large disposable incomes.  As soon as a new "gadget" 
comes out, they have to have it, whether they need it or not.  I sometimes 
ask a mother what she is planning on doing with all the milk she is 
pumping.  The reaction is an initial blank stare, then a startled "Oh!" as 
her brain begins to ask, "What AM I going to do with all this milk?"  A dad 
told me once that they were all set for breastfeeding - he had purchased a 
new freezer the day before, for the express purpose of storing all the milk 
his wife was going to pump!
Thanks for today's "food for thought".

Pam Hirsch, RN,BSN,IBCLC
Clinical Lead, Lactation Services
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
Barrington, IL   USA

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