That's why the initials IBCLC should stand alone, as describers of 
competancy!

Years ago I wanted to teach childbirth classes.  Local hospitals wouldn't 
consider you unless you had RN, so I got an RN.  Then I took the IBCLC exam 
in 1985 and got a job as a hospital LC in 1986.  I know I got the job as an 
RN IBCLC, because the hospital was very afraid of a non RN IBCLC who was 
seeing one of the ped's patients in the hospital and they just didn't know 
what to do with her!

The main point is NOTHING I learned as a RN taught me how to work with 
mothers and babies about breastfeeding.!

(But I could fill in when they needed an extra hand in L & D, nursery, and 
PP :-(

Pat in SNJ, who wouldn't teach hospital CB classes now - they are " prep for 
your epidural" classes :-( 

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