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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Doesn’t really make sense imho to have an ob office give out formula samples.  I was under the impression that many babies needed certain calories etc that peds could help determine. [/quote]

I’m grossed out by the idea of this being in an OB office vs a pediatrician where the actual babies are patients. Such a waste. [/quote]

I'm curious what grosses you out? Women overwhelmingly make the decisions on what feeding method is best for their families, particularly given their breasts are (hopefully) under their full control. A lot of woman stock up on feeding supplies, including supplies be to support breastfeeding, formula, or often a combo. A first-time mom isn't going to be going to a pediatrician before the baby is born and it can be a relief to have all desired options covered, so samples can help with that...and are a LOT less expensive than buying a full-size container of formula that may never get used. [/quote]

Because I think it’s gross for formula companies to pad their bottoms lines by throwing away something so many people struggled to access, and I think it’s gross for an OB to participate.

I think a formula- feeding mother walking out of the hospital with a boatload of free samples is great— bonus if it’s one of the specialized formulas like nutragamin which is so expensive and sometimes hard to find, and the RTF which is a game changer for parents of multiples.

But give it to the parents who are using it not to sit and go bad and be thrown out in the houses of people not using it. The pediatrician sees the baby before they leave the hospital, let them give the samples not someone who literally never cares for the baby once it’s born.[/quote]

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