Well said, Jenni!
This is what I meant with my posting: let's speak up and let's stay in touch 
with those companies that produce good products, instead of not working 
together at all and lose our influence. We need to educate SO many people as 
IBCLC's and that task, too, is in our Standard of Practice! Sitting in the 
corner as angry toddlers (considering the young age of our profession...) 
won't get us anywhere and neither will working out of anger and frustration. 
It is hard enough to be constructive in what we contribute to the discussion 
(or starting it in the first place!) but it is SO necessary. We'd better 
work together. We are supposed to be working evidence based: that also 
requires a scientific attitude, meaning we have to have an open mind and be 
curious and inquisitive and proactive. Think of Mandela and Gandhi: they got 
where they got by keeping their goals clear and putting their personal pride 
aside. What did Gandhi say? The English asked: "Well, mister Gandhi, so you 
expect us to just walk away and leave this country? hahaha" "Yes, indeed I 
do", Gandhi replied, and indeed they did, in the long(er) run...! But he 
kept interfering at their political tables and was listened to. Ofcourse, 
this is all timeconsuming. Well... keeps us from roaming the streets and get 
criminal... hahaha.

Kind regards,

Marianne Vanderveen,
Dutch volunteer and IBCLC 2008

> ---- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jenni James" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 12:38 PM
> Subject: [LACTNET] manufacturers of infant feeding products
>
> Hi again
> I believe that we as an International professional body must be saying 
> quite clearly to all companies that produce products that have the 
> potential to impact successful and ongoing breastfeeding -"you need to 
> abide by the Code". We must stand together to make a difference and if we 
> speak out together the roar could be deafening! If we stand silent then we 
> are consenting to their practices and with the drive to ever increasing 
> profits, our individual voices will be seen as insignificant and ignored.
> As IBCLCs we abide by a Code of Ethics, we must have E CERPs to continue 
> to practice. So how then is it that these international companies are 
> getting away with so many breaches and there is barely a ripple in way of 
> comment? Where are our leaders in all this. As I asked earlier today - 
> Where is LLL? where is ILCA? where is USLCA? to name just a few bodies 
> that could and should be speaking out.  I recommend that we all find our 
> political voice and start taking a stand - together
> Jenni James
> Melbourne, Australia

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