After getting the 4th call this week (and that's fairly typical)
from a mom concerned she's getting little if anything from her
"pump" (since we're not supposed to bash products by name I'll
simply call it the turquoise and white one) I decided to start
making reports to the MedWatch site.  First thing I found was that
they ask for patient information.  Since I hadn't asked for
permission from the moms I stopped there.  To give this info without
permission would be a serious breach of confidentiality.  Has anyone
made reports on this site without including a patient name?
Incidentally, maybe something can at least be done about the
deceptive wording on the packages?  When I talk to a new mom about
types of pumps and am trying to explain the difference between
constant suction and cycling battery/electric pumps, they often say
that their turquoise/white one says "auto-cycle" or"imitates baby's
rhythm".  To me this is downright misleading!
I'm sure this type of pump must work for some moms (I rarely will
get a multip who says she used it with her first and it "worked
fine"), but it seems like 90-95% of the moms who call with pumping
problems are using this pump.
Winnie

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