Oh come on!  Really!?  And this is exactly what makes people so TIMID in
saying ANYTHING on Lactnet!

 

"Regarding this sentence in recent discussions: "I work in a pediatric
office and have a neocate rep and have talked to her on many occasions!"

Hoping to gently point out the red flags that this phrasing raises:

-- This person is a salesperson. "Rep" is a phrase avoiding the "sales"

connotations.

-- She's not yours; she's an employee of Nutricia.  When you say she's
yours, then she's done her job superbly.

-- Perhaps it's worth examining why you have frequent discussions with her,
and why she's so present in your practice office. Are they receiving "free"

samples & giving those to parents?

 

Susan Lawrence, RN, IBCLC, LLLL in Berkeley"

 

 

Guess what?  I work in a pediatric clinic.  Guess what else?  We DO have
formula here that we give out to our pts!  I happen to know full well that
the neocate rep is an employee of a formula company, just as I know that the
Enfamil and similac reps are also employee's of a formula company! But, on
the flipside, this pediatric clinic employs a lactation consultant!  So,
does that mean that there should be no formula in this office?  We have
probably a 95% initiating breastfeeding rate, but it drops off just like the
rest of the world.  How I would love to have all our patients be 100%
breastfeeding for at least a year . but I can't force my wishes on people.
They are grown ups and making their own decisions.  I can teach and assist
and troubleshoot and educate, but I can't make them breastfeed! So, what
happens when the baby is 12 percent below birthweight at 2 weeks old, or the
mom had reduction surgery, or the baby has a cleft palate, or the baby has a
severe sensitivity to something in moms milk and she is struggling to keep
weight on already and is simply breaking down in your office crying about
not being able to cut out any more foods in her diet????  For these babies
who can not GET enough breastmilk - for whatever reason - formula keeps them
alive, and that is also my job - to keep these babies fed so that they can
continue to live and thrive! The judicious use of this artificial milk while
we work to solve the breastfeeding issue keeps the babies alive.  Period.

 

Linda Hill RN, IBCLC 

 

 


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