Formula coolers
This is the text of a freecycle post I saw today:WANTED: formula/milk coolers
These are the kind that are given away in the free diaper bags at the hospital after birth. The cooler is a small black bag with a zipper on top and two pockets inside for slipping freezer ice packs into. The freezer ice packs are also included, and I would appreciate these also. I am going back to work, and need these to keep baby's milk cool while on the go.
I was really annoyed. Not at the post -- it's fine. But I'm upset by the idea that even in the 21st century, hospitals are allowing this type of freebie to be given away. It's obviously coming from a formula company for the purpose of keeping bottles cool, since nursing moms don't need to carry bottles around or worry about the safety of the baby's milk!
In this case it sounds like the mom is probably pumping and wants to keep the bottles cold on the way home from work. But nobody is going to spend the money on such nice things to give away free just to make life easier for mothers who pump, which gives them no return on their investment.
momomom, what freebies does your hospital give to new moms when they go home? Do you have any say in whether they should get inducements like that to make formula feeding easier? What about you, shannonwest -- what did you get? phoenix_glow, I'm not sure if you're going to be in a hospital or not, but if you are, I'll be interested to know which one and what they send home with you in that regard.
I don't object to mothers making the choice to use formula -- it's none of my business what another woman decides to feed her baby. But I do object to hospitals continuing to give every new mom packages full of formula coupons, bottle coolers, and all sorts of stuff designed to subtly nudge the mom into using formula.
These are the kind that are given away in the free diaper bags at the hospital after birth. The cooler is a small black bag with a zipper on top and two pockets inside for slipping freezer ice packs into. The freezer ice packs are also included, and I would appreciate these also. I am going back to work, and need these to keep baby's milk cool while on the go.
I was really annoyed. Not at the post -- it's fine. But I'm upset by the idea that even in the 21st century, hospitals are allowing this type of freebie to be given away. It's obviously coming from a formula company for the purpose of keeping bottles cool, since nursing moms don't need to carry bottles around or worry about the safety of the baby's milk!
In this case it sounds like the mom is probably pumping and wants to keep the bottles cold on the way home from work. But nobody is going to spend the money on such nice things to give away free just to make life easier for mothers who pump, which gives them no return on their investment.
momomom, what freebies does your hospital give to new moms when they go home? Do you have any say in whether they should get inducements like that to make formula feeding easier? What about you, shannonwest -- what did you get? phoenix_glow, I'm not sure if you're going to be in a hospital or not, but if you are, I'll be interested to know which one and what they send home with you in that regard.
I don't object to mothers making the choice to use formula -- it's none of my business what another woman decides to feed her baby. But I do object to hospitals continuing to give every new mom packages full of formula coupons, bottle coolers, and all sorts of stuff designed to subtly nudge the mom into using formula.