Dear Colleagues:
    At this point in my life, I have had over 30 years  of experience: as a 
nurse, as a teacher, and as a lactation consultant,  childbirth educator, 
craniosacral therapy practitioner, mother, wife and  human.
    I also have a Masters' degree besides a bunch of  certifications.
    I am presently paid about $10/hour to work with  dyads at home, as nurse 
in the first week postpartum. Times are tough now;  breastfeeding is more 
important than ever as dollars become scarce for many of  us, and the needs of 
humanity continue.
    My work pays in dollars of the heart, thank  goodness.
    The world is so peverse; a CEO can make  millions while denying services 
to subscribers and workers(I see families  insured by these modern versions of 
feudal lords). Meanwhile, the essential  task of getting babies started well 
on the planet is ignored, under-appreciated,  and exploited. It is taken for 
granted that women will work to keep the babies  alive. "No need to respect 
women's vital work of gestation, labor, delivery, and  breastfeeding" is a 
cultural norm.
    If you want more education, go for it. My view is  that you can't expect 
to get any equivalent dollars back, necessarily; however,  there will be other 
payments....
    warmly,
 
Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CCE
Maternal-Child Adjunct  Faculty Union Institute and University
Film Reviews Editor, Journal of Human  Lactation
Support the WHO Code and the Mother-Friendly Childbirth  Initiative

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