Teresa said: ' I feel it is a double standard to adamantly protect breastfeeding then turn around and offer a pump distributed by a formula company.' and Helen pointed out: ' Good way to have moms quit breastfeeding. They might think all breast pumps are like these.' I would add that part of the undermining process *I* see here (and I know there will be flood of you who disagree) is that, in this give-away scenario, pumps are framed as a needed accessory for use in the normal course of breastfeeding and this, *in itself* distances women from breastfeeding. The quantifiable breast milk transfered from mother to baby may be facilitated with routine pump use, but it undermines *breastfeeding*. All societies set rules and limits on how women feed / breastfeed / interact with their babies. Breast pumps are part of the solution to our society's need for infants to be separate. I am not saying that we should / should not use pumps. But separation is part of the conditions which will improve profits for the mfgrs of breastmilk substitutes. So, using / giving pumps which have been donated by companies seems a bit like those blankets -- full of small pox or other infection -- that the US Army are supposed to have offered to Indians in the late 19th century. Magda *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html