Jeffrey, How curious that in a program on the "human animal" and specifically on lactation that this producer is looking for information on a "breast sling" for folks who can't breastfeed. In a way that seems about like doing a show on pregnancy and featuring that weighted suit designed for men to feel what being pregnant is REALLY like! Hopefully she is using this in the context that breastfeeding is so important--for the process as well as the product--that folks are looking for ways to imitate the real thing when the real thing isn't an option. The pessimist in me, however, wonders if this isn't more a case of looking for something sensational (as if the "normal" workings of the human breast is NOT sensational!!). I remember helping at a baby fair a few years ago and as part of the display we had an SNS (Supplemental Nursing System) out. It generated more interest than any other item or topic. While I think there is value in the public seeing these solutions to difficult problems, I think we might do better to concentrate on making sure the general public knows and appreciates what the breast can do--what it is SUPPOSED to do, and save the specialty items for the folks who really need them--and who will know to seek help from LCs etc because they understand WHY it is so important in the first place! I'd love to know when this series will air. Perhaps she would be open to input about more than just breast slings? The air is getting thin on this soap box.... Melissa Vickers, IBCLC [log in to unmask]