Re: deciding whether or not to rent pumps and provide supplies

[Guest guest]

That's true check your hospitals. On another note it was 11:30 PM and I just sent my 4th of 5 pumps out the door with a mom who called me on her way home from hospital. She was discharged but baby still in NICU. Most of the hospitals around here are AMEDA and that is what I rent. It is really a good service to provide though sometimes I feel like it is an expensive hobby. ;-)

Lou Moramarco IBCLC

Birth, Breastfeeding & Before

International Board Certified Lactation Consultant

Bradley Childbirth Educator

Certified Birth Doula

marylou22@...

www.lunadoula.com

Advisory Notice: Email is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, Title 18, Sections 2510-2521 of the United States Code and is legally privileged. Internet email is inherently insecure. Message content may be subject to alteration, and email addresses may incorrectly identify the sender. If you wish to confirm the content of this message and/or the identity of the sender, please call me. This email transmission, and any documents, files, or previous email messages attached to it may be privileged and confidential, and are intended only for the use of the recipient(s) named in the address field. The information contained in this electronic message is information protected by health provider-client and or the health provider/work product privilege. It is intended only for the use of the individual named above and the privileges are not waived by virtue of this having been sent by electronic mail. If the reader of this message is not an intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please call me or return email and delete it and any attachments from your computer. This email does not create a health provider-client relationship. Thank you.

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Dee KassingSent: Monday, June 18, 2012 10:52 PMTo: Subject: RE: deciding whether or not to rent pumps and provide supplies

Ameda can be easier to work with, although they do want you to have a minimum of 5 pumps for a minimum of a year. I would only contract for Ameda pumps if there are hospitals in your area who have Ameda pumps on the floor for their mothers to use. Mothers want the brand they see in their hospital. They often got a kit for that pump while they were in-patients, and they tend to think if the hospital has that brand, then that brand must be best. If no hospital in your area has it, don't spend money on those pumps. It was a mistake I made years ago, and I lost a lot of money. Sent them all back after paying a full year's rent on all of them, and never made a single penny on them.

Dee Kassing

Call AMEDA They don't have those kind of restrictions.

Lou Moramarco IBCLC

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Virginia LactationSubject: deciding whether or not to rent pumps and provide supplies

Hello all, I am an IBCLC just starting out in private practice, and am trying to decide whether or not to rent pumps and provide supplies. I will not have an office and will only be seeing people on home visits. It seemed at first like it would be a good idea, because then that way, if a mom needs a pump or some kind of supplies, I can easily supply that for her. However, I have been in touch with the larger pump company, and you now have to have a minimum order of $3000 and 15 different product SKU numbers. You have to provide pictures of your "storefront" even if you don't have a physical store. I have been trying to get information for a few weeks now, and I am being told something different by everyone at the company that I talk to. Can anyone share on why they do or do not rent pumps, and maybe who you work with?

Thanks so much for any guidance!

Sonya Shaver, BS, CHES, IBCLC

[Guest guest]

I carry Hygeia rentals only. The hospitals carry Medela which I will not carry 1) because they are too expensive to open an account with and 2) because they are not WHO compliant. Sometimes I have all my rentals out and sometimes (like today) they are all sitting on my shelf. Hospital support is the key to success in rentals, IMO. Dana Schmidt, BS, RN, IBCLCCradlehold Breastfeeding Education & Supportwww.cradlehold.netPlease follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CradleholdBreastfeedingEducationSupport No information submitted

electronically through the Website or email to us will be treated as privileged, confidential, sensitive or personal health information unless we have previously entered into a written agreement with you to protect such information. Any person submitting confidential or sensitive information to us without first entering a prior written agreement with us to protect such information waives all rights to confidential protection or doctor-patient privilege. We assume no responsibility for the loss or disclosure of any information that you transmit to us via the Internet. Please call or visit

www.cradlehold.net for an evaluation.

[Guest guest]

Hygeia is a hopeless company with faulty pumps and pitiful customer service, in particular who seems to wear many hats, none of which fit!

Ann Conlon-, IBCLCTriangle Lactation Consultants1875 Carrington DriveRaleigh, NC 27615aconsmith@...www.trianglelactation.com"...of course, having a child, especially a teenager, is like pouring Miracle-Gro on your character defects." Anne Lamott

[Guest guest]

Hello to all!

I rent Medela products mostly as a service to our small community because our

local hospital uses Medela products. When a mom wants to rent a pump from me,

she usually has the Medela Lactina kit from the hospital already and won't have

the added expense of purchasing. What I am not happy about is Medela recently

raised the minimum order amount from $100 to $500 starting Aug.1 . This makes

things quite difficult for the small business.

With that being said. I am placing an order July 23. If any of you ladies

would like to order something please contact me off list at

@... Sometimes their case quantities are ridiculously

high. This way it will be easier for all of us.

Thanks!

Porter BA, IBCLC, RLC

From Heart 2 Tummy

Private Lactation Consultation, Breastfeeding Supplies and Rental Station

@...

11444 13th Ave

Hanford, CA 93230