Laura writes:

How does  everyone else justify paying for CERPs and recertification and 
does anyone  just choose to re-take the exam at 5 years?
~~~
Interesting question Laura,
 
I guess I can't justify it ( financially), except that I need to keep  
learning, and I am both challenged and supported  seeing and  hearing from my 
colleagues, whether in person or at online "venues". I  have the opposite 
issue: I feel like it's hard to justify spending money on  CERPS for the next 5 
years, when I have to recertify by exam in 5 years anyway.  We are given no 
choice. ( And no other HCPs are impressed that we have to  recertify by 
exam, it means nothing to them. )There is no real logic: I don't  make a lot of 
money, I don't have the stamina or emotional strength to see more  moms than 
I see ( which I am keeping low due to a really rough past year).  
Logically, I should go back to being a PT. And yet I don't, not yet anyway. As  
someone said, this is a kind of calling. Sometimes there is no justification,  
there is only "yes" or "no"...
 
I suppose the middle ground is to take ONLY the courses you think will be  
really helpful, and not worry about whether there are enough CERPS of 3 
kinds,  and take the exam. I wonder if that would be financially more doable 
since most  of the NonRn-IBCLCs &/or non-hospital based IBCLCs I know do not  
make a living as IBCLCs. Other option:  It lacks the same networking punch,  
but yearly online Lactation conferences are much more affordable, and can  
provide over  20 CERPS/'year easily. One could probably get all the CERPS  
one needed in 3 conferences-years, if my math is right.
 
Peace,
Judy
 
Judy  LeVan Fram, PT, IBCLC, LLLL
Brooklyn, NY,  USA
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