I would assure the parents also, that the choice to rent was probably a better choice. Since mom needed the pump to establish supply and if all goes as intended she will not need it longer than a month and can breastfeed with only occasionally (or never) needing to pump a spare bottle. Sounds like the pharmacist wanted to make a quick profit thinking that the parents would only need the rental for a short time. Actually, one makes better profit on a rental if the parents need to rent for a longer period. But the pharmacist must see a lot of only one or two month renters. I have a client who quit renting from a colleague to buy a Pump In Style because baby clamps so badly, she always gets a striking white crease on nipple, 2 IBCLC's and myself have tried different means but mom just pumps and bottle feeds now. (12 weeks old, now) I have suggested tongue clipping (to discuss with doc because I feel baby cannot extend tongue well), cranio-sacral and even nifedipine as a suggestion to give the doctor since I think she has some Raynauds due to the trauma of the nipple. She just cringes if she puts baby to breast. (If she can take some of the pain away with the nifedipine we could work on latch without the fear.) She has tried finger feeding, some cup feeding and one IBCLC had her trying a nipple shield (that was a total failure). She isn't going for any of the 3 suggestions I have given her....But since she is using the PIS full time her nipples are very sore even at the lowest suction, she is finally using the x-large flanges I got for her. I feel she should use a rental again because of the frequency of use, the irritation, and her milk supply has dipped, (she is using domperidone) but since she spent $199.00 (!)from Internet on the PIS she is not willing to go back to renting. A Symphony would probably be ideal in her case, because of the gentleness. I think with some moms it is just the idea of having to pay on a recurring basis instead of owning and the LC she rented from has very reasonable rates. They just don't understand how one could be so different from the other. The funny thing is she doesn't mind paying consult fees. Cheryl *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html