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In a message dated 3/6/97 12:16:36 PM, michelle wrote:

<<Pumps can easily become just one more gadget and one more way to endorse =
separation of mother and baby>>

During childbirth prep or at the beginning of BF class, as couples are
outlining their goals for class, I hear *so* many moms say something like: "I
understand that I should get a pump because of that engorgement I'll have,
because its going to be so painful, and it's better to have a pump ahead of
time than to have to go out in the middle of the night searching for a pump
to relieve the engorgement".  In class then, moms are usually reassured and
glad to hear about ways to prevent or decrease the likelihood that they will
have a problem with engorgement, and that a pump is not a mandatory piece of
equipment for every breastfeeding mother.
What do you think about people who use scare tactics to sell pumps?

deb