" I "recognized" what you were saying - I can get to the
> nitty-gritty in various situations very quickly (for instance I really
like
> working with low weight gain and FTT situations) but go running to the
> books, or seek other opinions on Lactnet when I'm not sure
going backwards and forwards between levels of skill, depending on
> actual experience."

This person communicated privately with me and brought up a point that is
worth mentioning.  If you see lots of babies with tongue--tie (like
Allison- they gravitate to her practice) or preemies because you are an LC
in a NICU, you do become much more "expert" in these areas and maybe you
are a novice when it comes to baby with FTT at 3 mo.  We all tend to zoom
in on an area that interests us or that we have more experience with.  Some
are generalists and are comfortable in many varied situations.  It just
depends on how much exposure you get to one thing or another.  The
important thing is that we know when we DON'T know and we DO know who to
ask!  ie: recognize our limitations instead of bluffing thru, which I think
some HCPs do because they are "supposed" to know it ALL.  These are the
people who say wean at the drop of a bottle - they know that answer and it
is "safe".Sincerely, Pat in SNJ