If you care to try once again to get the attention of Medela by writing
directly to them, be my guest(s).  That has been very unsatisfying in the
past, IME, since they either don't reply or send a standard form letter
after a couple of weeks.  We can be fairly sure, however, that Medela does
follow discussions here on Lactnet, so this may be a way to reach them.  
It seems to me that the company has decided to try a new marketing strategy
that represents a significant break from its former policies.  They are now
indistinguishable from several other companies who have decided to carve out
a niche in the 'breastfeeding products' market and toss the Code to the
winds.  Common to all of them is the poor information, generally appalling
illustrations if breastfeeding is shown at all, and a wealth of things to
buy that will save you from all the difficulties you are bound to run into
in this expensive, challenging and inconvenient practice called breastfeeding.
I will be interested to see if the JHL continues to accept adverts from Medela.
If there is someone from Medela's corporate management reading this, please
feel free to contact me via the listmother address and I will be happy to
bring you up to speed on the non-responses I have had when giving serious,
well-considered feedback to the company in the past.

Rachel Myr
Kristiansand, Norway
whose personal non-favorite Medela ad at the moment is the one in the latest
JHL, for a breast pump that represents a 'new' kind of 'freedom'. 

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