While we're voting on the value of naming various products on 
LACTNET, I'd like to weigh in with my 0.2 ml's worth.  Even though I 
live outside the US, and for most of my LC career lived in a country 
where hardly any lactation aids and devices were available at all - 
I'd never even seen an electric breast pump for the first 10 years - 
I always followed the discussions about them on LACTNET, trying to 
visualize what everyone was talking about and feeling, by extension, 
that I was being kept somewhat up to date.  So I agree completely 
with Jeanne and Royce that it's very useful to hear about "stuff" 
that's available in other parts of the world.   Even though, like 
Magda, I'm cautious about the use of various products and ointments, 
I like hearing what nipple creams are available over the other side 
of the Atlantic, and what my colleagues think about them, just as I 
like hearing what they think about various 
pumps/shields/herbs/galactogogues - how else am I going to 
learn?   We live in a global village - what's not available in our 
shops today may well be exported into them next week or next 
month.  Furthermore, our clients are very consumer-oriented, and it 
helps to have advance warning.

Pamela Morrison IBCLC
Rustington, England

Royce wrote,

>Jeanne stated "Just wanted join the discussion for a moment regarding the
>various products and their mention on Lactnet.  While I totally understand
>and support the
>list's guidelines regarding advertising, I'm also a little sad to think that
>we can't have ANY discussion among ourselves regarding products that are out
>there and that the mother's we see are using."
>
>I totally agree Jeanne; it is very difficult to know all there is to know
>about different items/pumps etc without the help/knowledge of our 2700 best
>LC friends.
>
>Jeanne goes on to say "As long as nothing is said that is obviously
>slanderous and derogatory about a product (which could put us at risk for a
>lawsuit), and no one is excessively pitching a product (ex "only buy..."),
>is it really such a bad thing to share opinions?"
>
>Again I agree; especially as Jeanne states there are many of us in her same
>situation; small business, perhaps running them out of our homes.......how
>could discussing a product be harmful if our remarks only STATE facts and
>are not slanderous or derogatory?
>
>Please tell me if I am wrong here (and I know you will.) :-)
>
>Royce

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