>
> Greetings

I have my doubts that this is an Australian company at all..............but
they have secured an Australian email and postal address(a PO Box in the
high-end professional part of Melbourne).
In your own wisdom , all of you will learn all you need to know about them
from their website with its inconsistencies and stilted/pasted script.

WRT being carbon neutral..........a quick look at the link shows they have
donated 45 tree seedlings...........makes you wonder doesn't it!

My recollections are that these products previously only came through an
ebay shop based in Hong Kong(ie not Australia)

Very embarrasing really.
Would like to respond with some Aussie vernacular expressions which I
probably wouldn't even use in my own home...........but you are all clever
enough to work it out without my "gut reaction" !

Sincerely
Karen Meleng BA IBCLC
Bunbury
Western Australia

> ----------------------------
>
> Date:    Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:27:34 -0400
> From:    Rachel Myr <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: More on Cherub pumps etc
>
> Like Lara, I discovered that this is an Aussie company. The pump Norma
> referred to seems to be a cross between an Avent and an Ameda, or maybe a=
>
> Medela, since they boast of two-phase technology, the pump looks like an
> Ameda model but the collection system looks like it has the removal soft
> silicone insets of Avent.  The patent lawyers should have a field day wit=
> h
> this outfit.
> www.cherubbaby.com.au=20
> Bottles abound all over the site, and the breastfeeding info is just
> ridiculous.  I read the 'breastfeeding guidelines', which contained detai=
> led
> descriptions of numerous pumps, and the only thing it actually said about=
>
> breastfeeding was this: 'Although breastfeeding is an entirely natural
> process, it can be difficult to get it right...  ...Breastfeeding may tak=
> e a
> few weeks for both yourself and baby to get used to and as time goes by t=
> he
> breastfeeding process becomes easier.  Some Mothers find they are not abl=
> e
> to feed baby directly.  They may suffer from painful nipples or baby simp=
> ly
> may not take to the breast.  If this is the case you can still breast fee=
> d
> baby through the use of breast pumps.  Breast pumps are a great tool to
> assist with breastfeeding for both Mothers who breastfeed baby directly a=
> nd
> Mothers who rely completely on breastpumps.  These days there is a breast=
>
> pump available for every event or circumstance (insert sound of Rachel,
> groaning loudly, here).
> Then, there is a rundown of all the different kinds of pumps - did you kn=
> ow
> that 'An electric breast pump that is also battery operated is ideal to
> enable you to use it on the go and also just around the house'?  or that
> 'Manual breast pumps are also used to assist in the letdown phase and onc=
> e
> milk begins to flow Mother switches to an electric breast pump'?  Live an=
> d
> learn, ulp.
> They even provide appliances for drivers who drink from bottles, as this
> testimonial from Darcy, in Virginia, USA shows:=20
> 'The Cherub Natritherm car bottle warmer is just so handy. I simply plug =
> it
> into my car cigarette lighter and pop the bottle in and it heats my bottl=
> e
> in no time. The heatcell wrap band fits snugly all the way around the bot=
> tle
> so it heats evenly. I don=92t know how we went out without it.'
> But what about this?  From the frighteningly garbled section on advice fo=
> r
> the first few days after you come home with your baby: "Mobiles should be=
>
> kept out of reach and should items which may enable baby to use as steps =
> to
> escape from their cot."  Ooh, yes, I'll definitely make a note of that!
> The most depressing thing is that they have their own IBCLC, an ILCA memb=
> er
> in Queensland (I checked), named Maree Crepinsek.  She is profiled on a
> separate page on the website where she states she is pursuing a master's
> degree with research on mastitis, after having previously set up two
> mother-baby clinics funded by pharmacies.  See for yourselves what you th=
> ink
> of the advice she gives; I was taken aback by how poor, and uninformative=
> ,
> it was.  The quality of writing on the website in general is extremely lo=
> w.=20
> I would steer far clear of any products from this company.  Based on thei=
> r
> own website, they look like true bottom feeders in the big ocean of
> commercial enterprises aimed at lactating women.
> Rachel Myr
> Kristiansand, Norway
>
>

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