Are you still receiving the breast pumps in the R... Formula Bags?  Had
them what seems like years ago. Maybe it was.  Time passes so quickly.
They were lousy.  As you stated they pinched and were not effective.
Cheap, cheap, cheap.  Good way to have moms quit breastfeeding.  They might
think all breast pumps are like these.
Helen

At 09:41 AM 7/28/99 -0500, you wrote:
>I haven't done any research but have asked several of  our breastfeeding
>employees to trial it for me, and none of them recommended it for
>long-term use. They thought perhaps it would be okay for a mom who
>couldn't hand express effectively and couldn't afford any other pump.
>It mashes the nipple flat when suction applied and was painful if pulled
>too far.  THey were able to express milk but mainly due to the fact it
>just stimulated the let down reflex and the milk flowed on its own.
>I've used it  a few times just to pull out an inverted or flat nipple,
>but don't send it home with the pt unless they request it.
>Kathy Birt,RNC
>
>P.S. Completed the LC exam in Dallas,Tx....glad it's over!
>
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