I've heard from some of the Lansinoh folks that Pigeon is being very 
cooperative, and that owning Lansinoh labs is actually having a positive 
effect on them. Do we have anyone from Japan on the list, who has been 
able to follow Pigeon's advertising for the past few years?

It must be problematic to start a breastfeeding friendly company, only 
to have it purchased by a non-Code compliant company. It might be 
helpful for us to have a discussion about where to draw the line. For 
example, Medela recently started marketing (glossy brochure aimed at 
parents) their bottle and nipple kit. While it is not against the Code 
to include bottles and nipples (teats) in with breastpumps, it is 
against the Code to advertise them. We all realize that mothers who are 
seperated from their infants need to feed them with something, but 
glossy ads for them is a step over the line.

It would be ideal if LCs could be involved in the design of teats, but 
then the company selling them would be sorely tempted to tout the 
involvement of the LC.

What do you all think?

Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC  NYC

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