In a message dated 99-01-01 10:44:41 EST, you write: << I think many non-nurse IBCLCs are well-qualified to help with breastfeeding in the hospital, but have often wondered if they would pick up on things like a soft grunt >> As an RN, I can guarantee you they didn't teach me those things in nursing school! We had a whole two weeks in L&D, postpartum, and newborn nursery. My RN credentials got me LC jobs in the hospitals, and my RN training has helped with newborn assessments, but I certainly don't feel it gives me a one- upmanship on non-RN IBCLCs. Kathy Parkes, RN, IBCLC