We made a small break-through at our hospital when the MDs included in
their routine orders: "no formula take-home packs for breastfeeding
Moms".  So...we take all formula samples and advertising out of the
totes and send them home like that with Moms.  I proposed not sending
them at all, but a hue and cry came loudly from the nurses saying the
mothers shouldn't be deprived of their "gift".  I sometimes wonder what
difference it makes when most, if not all, of our Moms receive gift
packs of abm in the mail before the baby is even born!!! YUCK!!

Susan Wirtjes RN, IBCLC

from Susan in Iowa (is this heaven?)

"What you permit, you promote"