I have been following this thread and am a bit confused.  Granted, I am 
probably very naive about this stuff, given that I am not a LC.  But I AM 
educated and like to be well-informed and aware of issues, so maybe someone 
can clarify.  What is the problem with Medela sponsoring/supporting this 
man's studies?  Why are some on this list suggesting that it discredits 
some of his work?  Medela is not an ABM company (as far as I know and 
admittedly could be wrong!!!).  They supply pumps to allow women to 
continue milk production!  How would it not be in their best interests to 
promote legitimate research on how lactating breasts function?  Why would 
they have some kind of vested interest in NOT gathering accurate 
information, whether it be regarding anatomy or anything else related to 
the breasts OF THEIR CUSTOMERS??   It would seem that if they (or an other 
manufacturer of ANYTHING) want to make the best pump available, they would 
want accurate info to do so.  It doesn't matter what  a company advertises 
that its product can do.  It will not last if those claims are not proven 
to be accurate by the customers!  I must be missing something in this debate!

I have no financial or other interest in this company other than being a 
very satisfied customer of a PIS who probably would have thrown in the 
towel on pumping if I had to continue to hike to the pump room at work 
instead of using it!  And as an aside, I do not like the new Symphony pump 
and get very poor results with it, so I am not biased towards this company 
;).

Beth Fitzpatrick, mom of 6, including 18 month old nursling Paris
"When in despair, remember that all through history the way of truth and 
love has always won; there have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time 
they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall." Gandhi

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