I think it's very valuable to talk about  specific products and their 
utility for assisting breastfeeding on Lactnet. There's a difference 
between saying "buy my product, I make money on it" and "this is what I 
think about this product I've used (or sell) in my lactation practice". 
Advertising, in my mind, is trying to increase market share of a product 
one makes money on from Lactnet subscribers. I don't feel that this is 
happening on Lactnet recently. Just saying that one sells something in 
one's practice isn't an offer to sell to Lactnetters.

I value being able to talk about the efficacy and characteristics of 
specific products so I know whether or not to invest in them 
for/recommend them to my clients. Likewise, I want to know when other 
Lactnetters are having poor results with a product, so I can avoid 
wasting my clients' resources. Of course I'm going to scrutinize 
products for myself as well, because no one experience is applicable to 
every mother.

Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC  NYC

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