Has anyone considered this pump controversy from the point of engineers
and manufacturing? Manufacturing has changed and also appliances and
every other thing. More digitized, computerized, lighter, sturdier in
some ways, individualized etc. Remember that breast pumps were designed
like milking machines - basically just slight modifications. No one
ever started from the ground up before. I think it was a good idea for
someone to ask for basic research to be done and it's findings applied
to pumps. I think it's good to have pumps programmable so they fit the
individual. Classics are lovely, but they are too heavy, they are
material intensive, expensive and not efficient in terms of mechanics
and usage of power. Would you want to go back to the Model T? And
let's face it - it really is better for us as humans to grow our own
food, walk everywhere, live in close-knit communities. But is that
going to ever happen again? Not in my lifetime. So, we need to ask
about what research is done. WE need to compare breast pumps - not to
each other, really but to the baby. They need to be tested in the tough
circumstances and good studies done. But resistance to change won't
affect the fact that change will happen.
I FOUGHT hard to keep my old gas stove - but it finally bit the dust. I
bought a new accubake convection oven - and guess what? My homemade
bread is wonderful, my cooking time is dependable, the heat is even. I
love it. I kept my gas cooktop though. I love hand-kneading bread too,
but my arthritis doesn't like it any more, so I use a commercial machine
to help with the kneading.
Just some food for thought!
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From: Lactation Information and Discussion
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Norma Ritter
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 9:10 PM
Subject: Re: compared to what?
Diane wrote:
>Now, again, if your company had produced a pump that performed
*better than its previous best* in the only area that really, really
matters to mothers, wouldn't you have that information at your
fingertips?<
You may remember that a few weeks ago I asked about people's experiences
with pumps used to bring in a milk supply. I was concerned because our
local pharmacy was phasing out it's Medela Lactina and Classic pumps in
favour of Medela Symphony pumps. I was looking for information about how
well the Symphony performed.
I would like to thank everyone who replied. It was interesting to read
the different opinions. I also talked to our local Medela salesperson.
She told me how *everyone was raving about the Symphony and how it was
being used at Rush in the NICU, and so I asked her for the studies which
showed it's superiority in INITIATING a milk supply.
She sent me a whole bunch of stuff. After I had put to one side the
purely promotional materials, there was just one study that even
mentioned this particular issue. Interestingly enough, this study, only
began AFTER a milk supply had been initiated with a CLASSIC pump.
I quote:
>Evaluating the Effectiveness of Different Breastpump Patterns.
Study conducted by Paula Meier, R.N., DNSc, FAAN Summary of Study In a
recent study, members of the Rush Mothers' Milk Club, a breastfeeding
education and support program for mothers with premature infants in the
neonatal intensive care unit at Rush University Medical Center in
Chicago in Chicago, tested and compared pumping patterns. 35 moms
initiated milk supply using the Classic breastpump then switched to the
Symphony to test maintenance.<
So there we have it. So far I have not seen any research into the
effectiveness of the Medela Symphony pump in initiating a milk supply,
as compared to other pumps. Please let me know if you have any leads.
Norma
Norma Ritter, IBCLC, RLC
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