I think that Kathleen A. has hit the nail on the head. From the
messages on the net, and the justifiable annoyance expressed by
some of you over there in the States, I have come to appreciate
and sympathize with your problem. In your place(s), I would be
pretty steamed, too. I can imagine (a la Katherine Dettwyler),
though, and look forward to the day when ISRAELI hospitals will
inquire whether someone identifying herself as an LC has her
IBCLC. Since we're about 20-25 years behind the States with stuff
like this, not sure if I'll be around, but before I leave the
scene, I plan to do lots of seeding, so have no fear. In this
age, the IBCLC is not only the logical answer to your problem,
it is a necessary. Since I myself am not IBCLC, in English I call
myself a lactation "counsellor", not "consultant", but have a
problem in Hebrew, since the word for counsellor and consultant
are the same, so on my Hebrew certification paper, I am whatever
I want to be. Precisely because I am not an IBCLC, I prefer to
be a counsellor, not consultant. When and if I am allowed to work
in the hospital, I will go for the IBCLC, since I do believe in
it strongly. Sorry about my raw nerves, but the hospital REALLY
gets me going. I'm better now. Down, girl, down. Judy Knopf