othes since they have elastic leg and waist bands. > Barbara Whitehead, BS, IBCLC, RLC > eastern NC (latex allergic since 1989, now life threatening and trying to be > very cautious) > Barbara, I wonder if you might go into some detail about your latex allergy and the path it took. 1% of the general population is allergic to latex, and the rates are higher among medical and lab workers so there is a good chance that several of us (I am) are allergic or will become allergic over time. I first showed signs about 15 years ago when gloves made any cuts on my hands itch and it has progressed to the blisters that you mention- especially the last time I tried to use The Keeper menstrual cup. (that was my sign that I had to take this *seriously*,) Had I known that I was having a real reaction all those years ago, I might have been more cautious in the years following- maybe others need to hear the warning signs too. Kate, who is fearful of balloons now, and will have her children not be touched with latex at medical exams since I will be with them- and who has to wear a darned medic alert bracelet now. -- -- Kate, http://systems.cs.colorado.edu/~kolina/advantages-of-formula.html Mom to Ursula (9.7), Sage (7), Benno (3) People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character. Ralph Waldo Emerson *********************************************** 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