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, I recently met with our local Hygeia rep.  I was impressed with both the products and the set up; I know her so I feel like I would get good service.  My only concerns weren't particular to them, but to a start up company: inventory and long term support.

 

My partner Beth and I are considering signing on with Hygeia in order

to be able to provide rental pumps to our clients. Much less start

up cost than Ameda, although we want to carry them, too,

eventually. Has anyone worked with Hygeia? Any feedback or anything

we should know before we sign on?

West, IBCLC

Mahala Lactation and Perinatal Services

mahalamom.com

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I have worked with Hygeia.  They are located in my back yard.I have worked with mom's who own one and have rented one.I work some in a store that sells them and rents them.Personally I really like the company and what they stand for.

All my clients have been very successful pumping with their pumps.  All my clients have been happy with the product.So far I like it and am thinking of switching from Medela to Hygeia.Again I am very impressed with the company.  I know some WIC agencies are starting to use Hygeia rather than Medela.

Again I think they have put a lot of thought into their products.  They plan on providing all the brfding products not just pumps.Shari

 

My partner Beth and I are considering signing on with Hygeia in order

to be able to provide rental pumps to our clients. Much less start

up cost than Ameda, although we want to carry them, too,

eventually. Has anyone worked with Hygeia? Any feedback or anything

we should know before we sign on?

West, IBCLC

Mahala Lactation and Perinatal Services

mahalamom.com

-- ~~~~~~~~~~ Shari Silady ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ " Mothers have as powerful an influence over the welfare of future generations as all other earthly causes combined. "

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We trialed some in our outpatient clinic. The only complaint I have is they do

not have larger flange sizes than 24mm. I work with so many mothers who need to

swap out those flanges for larger ones I would not be ok having only 1 size

available.

If they would address that I would dump Medela in a heartbeat.

>

> My partner Beth and I are considering signing on with Hygeia in order

> to be able to provide rental pumps to our clients. Much less start

> up cost than Ameda, although we want to carry them, too,

> eventually. Has anyone worked with Hygeia? Any feedback or anything

> we should know before we sign on?

>

> West, IBCLC

> Mahala Lactation and Perinatal Services

> mahalamom.com

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I do think they have all the sizes now.. and the Medela fit on their pumps.

 

We trialed some in our outpatient clinic. The only complaint I have is they do not have larger flange sizes than 24mm. I work with so many mothers who need to swap out those flanges for larger ones I would not be ok having only 1 size available.

If they would address that I would dump Medela in a heartbeat.

>

> My partner Beth and I are considering signing on with Hygeia in order

> to be able to provide rental pumps to our clients. Much less start

> up cost than Ameda, although we want to carry them, too,

> eventually. Has anyone worked with Hygeia? Any feedback or anything

> we should know before we sign on?

>

> West, IBCLC

> Mahala Lactation and Perinatal Services

> mahalamom.com

>

-- ~~~~~~~~~~ Shari Silady ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ " Mothers have as powerful an influence over the welfare of future generations as all other earthly causes combined. "

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Well that would be great! When we trialed them the flanges were permanently

attached to the rest of the shell for lack of better description that had the

bottle threads on it. You could not take it apart, it was one piece.

I'll definitely look into it.

Thanks,

> > >

> > > My partner Beth and I are considering signing on with Hygeia in order

> > > to be able to provide rental pumps to our clients. Much less start

> > > up cost than Ameda, although we want to carry them, too,

> > > eventually. Has anyone worked with Hygeia? Any feedback or anything

> > > we should know before we sign on?

> > >

> > > West, IBCLC

> > > Mahala Lactation and Perinatal Services

> > > mahalamom.com

> > >

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

> --

> ~~~~~~~~~~ Shari Silady ~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> " Mothers have as powerful an influence over the welfare of

> future generations as all other earthly causes combined. "

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>

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I have been a hygeia pump rental station for 6 months. I have received good customer support the entire time. I think they are very sensitive to needs of small rental stations and private practice lactation consultants. Their polices and way of doing business supports my needs. Two draw back I have experienced are that twice when I tried to order EnJoy personal use pump it was on backorder for an extended period of time. They have reassured me it won't be a problem again. Time will tell. The other challenge is all the hospitals in my area have pumps by another brand very large company and moms want to stay with brand they used in hospital. However the rental fee Hygeia charges me is less than what I pay for the pump to lease other brand, so I can charge less to rent a Hygeia pump and some moms want to rent less expensive pump. I tell moms they can rent the hygeia and if they are unhappy with it I will bring them the other brand, I haven't yet had a mom ask to rent the other brand. Marine, IBCLC

My partner Beth and I are considering signing on with Hygeia in order

to be able to provide rental pumps to our clients. Much less start

up cost than Ameda, although we want to carry them, too,

eventually. Has anyone worked with Hygeia? Any feedback or anything

we should know before we sign on?

West, IBCLC

Mahala Lactation and Perinatal Services

mahalamom.com

Marine-- Marine, BA, IBCLC, RLC Marine Lactation ServicesOffice Cell mmarine@...

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Very good and helpful feedback, Shari! Thanks!

At 04:11 PM 1/6/2011, Shari Silady wrote:

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>

>I have worked with Hygeia. They are located in my back yard.

>I have worked with mom's who own one and have rented one.

>I work some in a store that sells them and rents them.

>

>Personally I really like the company and what they stand for.

>All my clients have been very successful pumping with their

>pumps. All my clients have been happy with the product.

>So far I like it and am thinking of switching from Medela to Hygeia.

>

>Again I am very impressed with the company. I know some WIC

>agencies are starting to use Hygeia rather than Medela.

>

>Again I think they have put a lot of thought into their

>products. They plan on providing all the brfding products not just pumps.

>Shari

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They actually do -- a 31 and 34 according to the rep I just spoke

with and the pricelist she just sent me.

At 04:29 PM 1/6/2011, popikins wrote:

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>

>We trialed some in our outpatient clinic. The only complaint I have

>is they do not have larger flange sizes than 24mm. I work with so

>many mothers who need to swap out those flanges for larger ones I

>would not be ok having only 1 size available.

>

>If they would address that I would dump Medela in a heartbeat.

>

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The Hygeia parts fit on the Medela pump and vice versa, so from what

I understand, moms can use the kit they got in the hospital on a

Hygeia EnDeare rental pump. Plus, if they used a Lactina, the

EnDeare looks pretty familiar to them. I like that my familiarity

with Medela pumps from having been a dealer for them several years

ago will translate into an immediate understanding of this line --

less of a learning curve.

I just wish they had even larger flanges, plus nipple shields and

at-breast supplementers. Oh, and Tanita/BabyWeigh type scales! But

maybe they will in time.

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now they come apart.

 

Well that would be great! When we trialed them the flanges were permanently attached to the rest of the shell for lack of better description that had the bottle threads on it. You could not take it apart, it was one piece.

I'll definitely look into it.

Thanks,

> > >

> > > My partner Beth and I are considering signing on with Hygeia in order

> > > to be able to provide rental pumps to our clients. Much less start

> > > up cost than Ameda, although we want to carry them, too,

> > > eventually. Has anyone worked with Hygeia? Any feedback or anything

> > > we should know before we sign on?

> > >

> > > West, IBCLC

> > > Mahala Lactation and Perinatal Services

> > > mahalamom.com

> > >

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

> --

> ~~~~~~~~~~ Shari Silady ~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> " Mothers have as powerful an influence over the welfare of

> future generations as all other earthly causes combined. "

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>

-- ~~~~~~~~~~ Shari Silady ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ " Mothers have as powerful an influence over the welfare of future generations as all other earthly causes combined. "

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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The only difference is that you need to remove the yellow triangular end of Medela tubing in order to use it on Hygeia. My experience has been that mother's don't want me to remove the end of tubing and want to keep the option to switch back to Medela and so I have bought just the Hygeia tubing and sell those to the mother with those concerns.

The Hygeia parts fit on the Medela pump and vice versa, so from what

I understand, moms can use the kit they got in the hospital on a

Hygeia EnDeare rental pump. Plus, if they used a Lactina, the

EnDeare looks pretty familiar to them. I like that my familiarity

with Medela pumps from having been a dealer for them several years

ago will translate into an immediate understanding of this line --

less of a learning curve.

I just wish they had even larger flanges, plus nipple shields and

at-breast supplementers. Oh, and Tanita/BabyWeigh type scales! But

maybe they will in time.

Marine-- Marine, BA, IBCLC, RLC Marine Lactation ServicesOffice Cell mmarine@...

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love hygeia!! Beebe, M.Ed., IBCLC Lactation Consultant/Postpartum Doula www.second9months.comBreastfeeding Between the Lines: http://second9months.wordpress.com/--- Subject: HygeiaTo: Date: Thursday, January 6, 2011, 1:01 PM

My partner Beth and I are considering signing on with Hygeia in order

to be able to provide rental pumps to our clients. Much less start

up cost than Ameda, although we want to carry them, too,

eventually. Has anyone worked with Hygeia? Any feedback or anything

we should know before we sign on?

West, IBCLC

Mahala Lactation and Perinatal Services

mahalamom.com

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you can use medela shields with the hygeia Beebe, M.Ed., IBCLC Lactation Consultant/Postpartum Doula www.second9months.comBreastfeeding Between the Lines: http://second9months.wordpress.com/--- Subject: Re: HygeiaTo: Date: Thursday, January 6, 2011, 2:03 PM

The Hygeia parts fit on the Medela pump and vice versa, so from what

I understand, moms can use the kit they got in the hospital on a

Hygeia EnDeare rental pump. Plus, if they used a Lactina, the

EnDeare looks pretty familiar to them. I like that my familiarity

with Medela pumps from having been a dealer for them several years

ago will translate into an immediate understanding of this line --

less of a learning curve.

I just wish they had even larger flanges, plus nipple shields and

at-breast supplementers. Oh, and Tanita/BabyWeigh type scales! But

maybe they will in time.

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All my clients love the Hygeia Enjoye pumps for sure...

>

> The Hygeia parts fit on the Medela pump and vice versa, so from what

> I understand, moms can use the kit they got in the hospital on a

> Hygeia EnDeare rental pump. Plus, if they used a Lactina, the

> EnDeare looks pretty familiar to them. I like that my familiarity

> with Medela pumps from having been a dealer for them several years

> ago will translate into an immediate understanding of this line --

> less of a learning curve.

>

> I just wish they had even larger flanges, plus nipple shields and

> at-breast supplementers. Oh, and Tanita/BabyWeigh type scales! But

> maybe they will in time.

>

>

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I have been using Hygeia since they first came out. Good quality pump, very reasonable price, better quality,longer warrantee, the customer service is good, and they actually want our business. Hmmm value, quality, and decency. Sounds like a smart combination.,

To: From: second9months@...Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 14:50:03 -0800Subject: Re: Hygeia

love hygeia!!

Beebe, M.Ed., IBCLC Lactation Consultant/Postpartum Doula www.second9months.com

Breastfeeding Between the Lines: http://second9months.wordpress.com/---

Subject: HygeiaTo: Date: Thursday, January 6, 2011, 1:01 PM

My partner Beth and I are considering signing on with Hygeia in order to be able to provide rental pumps to our clients. Much less start up cost than Ameda, although we want to carry them, too, eventually. Has anyone worked with Hygeia? Any feedback or anything we should know before we sign on? West, IBCLCMahala Lactation and Perinatal Servicesmahalamom.com

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I rent and sell Hygeia pumps too.  My clients have been happy with them.  They do have larger flange sizes now, as others have mentioned.  The standard is 27mm a also, so it's big enough for more moms. 

I have been using their Hazelbaker finger feeder as an at-breast supplementer, although I also use plain 5 fr tubing.

I was also stuck in the prolonged back order annoyance, but my rep went out of her way to make sure I had what my mommies needed.

I have also been using their hydrogels.

I really like that the pumps are fda certified to be safe to use with multiple moms, so she can sell it or pass it on to a friend.

Healy

Seattle, WA

> > I have been using Hygeia since they first came out. Good quality pump, very reasonable price, better quality,longer warrantee, the customer service is good, and they actually want our business. Hmmm value, quality, and decency. Sounds like a smart combination.

> , > > > To: > Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 14:50:03 -0800

> Subject: Re: Hygeia> > > > > > > > > > > love hygeia!!> > > Beebe, M.Ed., IBCLC > Lactation Consultant/Postpartum Doula

> > www.second9months.com> Breastfeeding Between the Lines: http://second9months.wordpress.com/

> > > > >

> Subject: Hygeia> To: > Date: Thursday, January 6, 2011, 1:01 PM> > > > > My partner Beth and I are considering signing on with Hygeia in order

> to be able to provide rental pumps to our clients. Much less start > up cost than Ameda, although we want to carry them, too, > eventually. Has anyone worked with Hygeia? Any feedback or anything > we should know before we sign on?

> > West, IBCLC> Mahala Lactation and Perinatal Services> mahalamom.com> > > > >

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Very great to know!

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>

>I rent and sell Hygeia pumps too. My clients have been happy with

>them. They do have larger flange sizes now, as others have

>mentioned. The standard is 27mm a also, so it's big enough for more moms.

>

>I have been using their Hazelbaker finger feeder as an at-breast

>supplementer, although I also use plain 5 fr tubing.

>

>I was also stuck in the prolonged back order annoyance, but my rep

>went out of her way to make sure I had what my mommies needed.

>

>I have also been using their hydrogels.

>

>I really like that the pumps are fda certified to be safe to use

>with multiple moms, so she can sell it or pass it on to a friend.

>

> Healy

>Seattle, WA

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they also will take back any used pump from moms refurbish it and donate to women in need.  the pumps are meant to never end up in the land fill.  On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 5:33 PM, Healy, IBCLC wrote:

 

I rent and sell Hygeia pumps too.  My clients have been happy with them.  They do have larger flange sizes now, as others have mentioned.  The standard is 27mm a also, so it's big enough for more moms. 

I have been using their Hazelbaker finger feeder as an at-breast supplementer, although I also use plain 5 fr tubing.

I was also stuck in the prolonged back order annoyance, but my rep went out of her way to make sure I had what my mommies needed.

I have also been using their hydrogels.

I really like that the pumps are fda certified to be safe to use with multiple moms, so she can sell it or pass it on to a friend.

Healy

Seattle, WA

> > I have been using Hygeia since they first came out. Good quality pump, very reasonable price, better quality,longer warrantee, the customer service is good, and they actually want our business. Hmmm value, quality, and decency. Sounds like a smart combination.

> , > > > To: > From: second9months@...

> Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 14:50:03 -0800

> Subject: Re: Hygeia> > > > > > > > > > > love hygeia!!> > > Beebe, M.Ed., IBCLC > Lactation Consultant/Postpartum Doula

> > www.second9months.com> Breastfeeding Between the Lines: http://second9months.wordpress.com/

> > > > >

> Subject: Hygeia> To: > Date: Thursday, January 6, 2011, 1:01 PM> > > >

> My partner Beth and I are considering signing on with Hygeia in order

> to be able to provide rental pumps to our clients. Much less start > up cost than Ameda, although we want to carry them, too, > eventually. Has anyone worked with Hygeia? Any feedback or anything > we should know before we sign on?

> > West, IBCLC> Mahala Lactation and Perinatal Services> mahalamom.com> > > > >

-- ~~~~~~~~~~ Shari Silady ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ " Mothers have as powerful an influence over the welfare of future generations as all other earthly causes combined. "

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Actually the standard flanges are 27mm – not 24mm.

And, if you pull hard enough the flanges will pop out of the connector –

they are just glued in. J Of course I don’t

know if we are supposed to tell that to the client… J Also, they

work well with the Pumpin Pal flanges that I personally prefer significantly

over the Medela ones…

I sell the Hygeia EnJoye and I’d like to rent the

EnDeare – just trying to figure out what to do with my Medela Inventory…

Personally I like the company. And the back order thing

wasn’t their fault – it was the State of California and their red-tape that makes

businesses leave the state in droves…

Warmly,

Jaye

Jaye Simpson, IBCLC, CIIM

Breastfeeding Network

Sacramento, CA

www.breastfeedingnetwork.net

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I think we discontinued our trial in spring of last year? At that time the rep

told us they didn't have any other flange sizes than 24's that were provided

with our pumps we trialed in the clinic. We'll have to look into it again.

Are any of you suffering with the Medela nipple shield famine? That has been a

ridiculous fiasco...and we've had problems with their pump kit stock too.

I would love to get rid of Medela.

>

> Actually the standard flanges are 27mm - not 24mm. And, if you pull hard

> enough the flanges will pop out of the connector - they are just glued in.

> :-) Of course I don't know if we are supposed to tell that to the client.

> :-) Also, they work well with the Pumpin Pal flanges that I personally

> prefer significantly over the Medela ones.

>

>

>

> I sell the Hygeia EnJoye and I'd like to rent the EnDeare - just trying to

> figure out what to do with my Medela Inventory.

>

>

>

> Personally I like the company. And the back order thing wasn't their fault

> - it was the State of California and their red-tape that makes businesses

> leave the state in droves.

>

>

>

> Warmly,

>

> Jaye

>

>

>

> Jaye Simpson, IBCLC, CIIM

>

> Breastfeeding Network

>

> Sacramento, CA

>

> www.breastfeedingnetwork.net

>

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Just a couple of weeks ago, I got another report of a Hygiea rental pump that started screeching loud enough to wake the baby and then stopped working. This seems to be an ongoing problem for the company.

Dee Kassing

Subject: HygeiaTo: Date: Thursday, January 6, 2011, 3:01 PM

My partner Beth and I are considering signing on with Hygeia in order to be able to provide rental pumps to our clients. Much less start up cost than Ameda, although we want to carry them, too, eventually. Has anyone worked with Hygeia? Any feedback or anything we should know before we sign on? West, IBCLCMahala Lactation and Perinatal Servicesmahalamom.com

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When I talked with a sales rep in Sept, they had only one larger size. Medela collection kits fit on the Hygiea pumps but at a loss of about 20mm Hg suction. Ameda kits also fit but drop the suction to a miserable high of only about 160-180 mm Hg suction.

Dee Kassing

We trialed some in our outpatient clinic. The only complaint I have is they do not have larger flange sizes than 24mm. I work with so many mothers who need to swap out those flanges for larger ones I would not be ok having only 1 size available. If they would address that I would dump Medela in a heartbeat.

>> My partner Beth and I are considering signing on with Hygeia in order > to be able to provide rental pumps to our clients. Much less start > up cost than Ameda, although we want to carry them, too, > eventually. Has anyone worked with Hygeia? Any feedback or anything > we should know before we sign on?> > West, IBCLC> Mahala Lactation and Perinatal Services> mahalamom.com>

-- ~~~~~~~~~~ Shari Silady ~~~~~~~~~~~~~"Mothers have as powerful an influence over the welfare of future generations as all other earthly causes combined."~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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The larger flange is also one-piece. Yes, they are permanently attached to the central connection piece.

Dee Kassing

Subject: Re: HygeiaTo: Date: Thursday, January 6, 2011, 3:41 PM

Well that would be great! When we trialed them the flanges were permanently attached to the rest of the shell for lack of better description that had the bottle threads on it. You could not take it apart, it was one piece.I'll definitely look into it.Thanks,> > >> > > My partner Beth and I are considering signing on with Hygeia in order> > > to be able to provide rental pumps to our clients. Much less start> > > up cost than Ameda, although we want to carry them, too,> > > eventually. Has anyone worked with Hygeia? Any feedback or anything> > > we should know before we sign on?> > >> > >

West, IBCLC> > > Mahala Lactation and Perinatal Services> > > mahalamom.com> > >> >> > > >> > > > -- > ~~~~~~~~~~ Shari Silady ~~~~~~~~~~~~~> "Mothers have as powerful an influence over the welfare of> future generations as all other earthly causes combined."> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>

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medela has nipple shields--just not the sterile ones. it's a pain... Beebe, M.Ed., IBCLC Lactation Consultant/Postpartum Doula www.second9months.comBreastfeeding Between the Lines: http://second9months.wordpress.com/--- Subject: Re: HygeiaTo: Date: Thursday, January 6,

2011, 9:32 PM

I think we discontinued our trial in spring of last year? At that time the rep told us they didn't have any other flange sizes than 24's that were provided with our pumps we trialed in the clinic. We'll have to look into it again.

Are any of you suffering with the Medela nipple shield famine? That has been a ridiculous fiasco...and we've had problems with their pump kit stock too.

I would love to get rid of Medela.

>

> Actually the standard flanges are 27mm - not 24mm. And, if you pull hard

> enough the flanges will pop out of the connector - they are just glued in.

> :-) Of course I don't know if we are supposed to tell that to the client.

> :-) Also, they work well with the Pumpin Pal flanges that I personally

> prefer significantly over the Medela ones.

>

>

>

> I sell the Hygeia EnJoye and I'd like to rent the EnDeare - just trying to

> figure out what to do with my Medela Inventory.

>

>

>

> Personally I like the company. And the back order thing wasn't their fault

> - it was the State of California and their red-tape that makes businesses

> leave the state in droves.

>

>

>

> Warmly,

>

> Jaye

>

>

>

> Jaye Simpson, IBCLC, CIIM

>

> Breastfeeding Network

>

> Sacramento, CA

>

> www.breastfeedingnetwork.net

>

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Are any of you suffering with the Medela nipple shield famine? That has been a ridiculous fiasco...and we've had problems with their pump kit stock too. I would love to get rid of Medela.

I just tried to order some nipple shields from Medela and they're all on back order until late Jan. I also wanted a couple of SNS's and was told I had to order by the case until I balked and then was told I could get the non-sterile package and only order two---what the heck I can boil parts before having mom use. I'm furious with Medela as they could care less it seems with the small practice person. An LC friend of mine said she feels they're concerned only with big business, like Babies R Us. Besides ameda, who else has decent nipple shields? in different sizes, too. And any good resources for Hazelbaker finger feeders that don't cost 50 dollars, or close to that? I feel the cost of equipment is outrageous and the mark-up has been practically doubled in the past 2-3 yr.; it's so not fair to moms who have to purchase things. (I never sell Medela equipment at sugg retail).

One last question--any Tanita scales out there? I would love to quit leasing the Baby Weigh which by now, past 14 yr, I've paid for 3x over!

Barbara

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