Hola my beloved Lactnetter friends:

I will not be on line at home in Mexico until around Aug. 10-12th, but
couldn't resist sending you all a quick hello from Jay Simpson's home  here
in Sacramento, Calif. where I am visiting and learning more about our
wonderful  profession. And yes, I did survive the ILCA Conference and the
overwhelming power of almost 1000 LCs in one place. What impressed me most
was the intense sharing of information and support that literally seemed to
permeate the atmosphere. Needless to say, I am lugging almost $800 U.S. of
acquired materials (slides, videos and texts, etc.) back with me to
Mexico...but it was a necessary expense which will be producing immeasurable
dividends in my little corner of the world in the BF promotion plans that are
cooking up in my head.

Along with visiting my family and the ILCA conference (AND the IBLCE exam
which is a mere week away...gulp)...I have managed to visit the largest WIC
(Women-infants-children) clinic in L.A....a hospital doing Kangaroo Care in
Oakland, Calif...and tomorrow another WIC clinic here in Sacramento. Boy, is
this a wonderful trip!

Talk to you all more when I return home to Merida in Aug.
If anyone wants to send me a message or two, you can send it to Lactnet today
or tomorrow and I'll actually be able to read it since I'll be staying in
this area until Tues. evening.

Hasta luego,

Roberta , The Mexican Milk Maid...on vacation in the U.S. of A.