I heartily agree with all who have posted regarding the dubious quality of
some Gerber's products.  The problem of the gel pads crumbling was brought
to my attention by one of the moms in my support group.  She had worn a
pair to group and showed me the crumbles on her breast.  Between the two of
us, we could not get them all off!
There is a free quarterly publication I would like to share that is put out
by Gerber meant for the medical community, that is yours for the asking.
It's called Pediatric Basics: The Journal of Pediatric Nutrition and
Development. I have been getting it for several years and there are some
quite interesting articles on infant/toddler nutrition, as well as
breastfeeding-related articles several times a year.  In the past, entire
issues have been devoted to breastfeeding.  Many of the authors are well-
known.  The current issue which I just received focuses on childhood
obesity and how the roots may be found in the fetal period.  One very
interesting sidebar talks about birth weight and later chronic disease. A
quote which I found very thought-provoking:  "Recent studies also suggest
that slow weight gain and body mass index during infancy are associated
with REDUCED (caps are mine) risk of chronic disease, irrespective of body
size at birth.  This is an important finding because promoting weight gain
during infancy is standard practice."
A similar quote:  "Slow fetal growth, low birth weight, and rapid childhood
weight gain have been implicated in later life diseases such as: asthma,
heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, end-stage renal failure,
overweight/obesity."
I have no financial interest in Gerber, just think that this FREE
publication has a lot of worthwhile things in it.  The advertising is for
Gerber baby foods, by the way.

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

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