Hi, Renee and Others:  We also receive free samples on what seems like a 
daily basis.  I got 300 samples of breast pads from Avent just in time for 
WBW and have been handing them out to moms along with Medela's magnet 
during morning rounds at the hospital.  I personally think that we are 
potentially creating problems by doing so (but it's difficult to fight the 
mentality that people are "entitled to" and "must have" the freebies) when 
I hear from moms that they laid in a year's supply of Lansinoh (or Purelan -
 pick your favorite) because that's how long they're planning on nursing.  
Or the increasing number of mothers who I'm seeing with mastitis 
(especially < 4 weeks PP) because the pump companies advertise so well that 
mothers nowadays are convinced they absolutely will not be successful with 
nursing unless they begin pumping in the hospital with the $300 pump they 
bought on the way into the hospital. The "best" reason I've heard so far 
when I questioned mom why she was pumping when her baby was obviously doing 
so well with nursing at 3 weeks was:  "My girlfriend told me to." And, of 
course, if this much milk is good, more must be better.  The American 
mantra about anything in life, sigh.
I guess I've adopted the approach of what is the lesser of 2 evils - the 
formula discharge bag or a pair of breast pads and refrigerator magnet?  
Gee, they still get the discharge bag, though.

Pam Hirsch, RN,BSN,CLC
Clinical Lead, Lactation Services
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
Barrington, IL   USA

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