Brenda:  Actually, you may want to rethink your decision not to attend 
formula comapny presentations.  It pays to know what the "enemy" is doing.  
Of course, you do not have to accept the "free gifts" or food.  I did 
attend this presentation at my hospital which was scheduled for our monthly 
pediatric department meeting (which only doctors and nurse managers usually 
attend) a few months ago and it was actually quite enlightening.  I was 
most bothered by the fact (the talk was given by an area hospital's 
director of neonatalogy) that the speaker mentioned the honorarium he was 
being paid in every other sentence.  I did challenge him on a couple of 
points which he graciously listened to.  When he discussed his practice, he 
did make the point that it is routine for the neos to "insist" that every 
mother of every NICU baby at least pump for their baby as he feels very 
strongly that mom's milk is a medicine.
To comment on the "breast or nipple (take your pick) Nazi", our entire 
staff was informed at a staff meeting a few months ago that anyone heard 
uttering those words to anyone or about anyone would be written up for 
inappropriate behavior.  Doews anyone know how this phrase even got started?

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

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