Magda,
You say "But what about this for a proposition? Every area of practice
needs a spread of views and opinions. I will sit here, in my
position of scepticism about these artifacts, croaking away my refrain of
caution, warning and unease."
Your voice is a welcome one, and I feel it is important for you to keep
offering your scepticism. All of us have to daily evaluate our philosophy
and practice.
I think the difference is that you are a bf advocate and supporter, and I
don't think you'd call yourself a lactation consultant? Please correct me if
I am wrong. Some of us do work regularly with compromised babies, some with
handicaps. Many of us work with normal bf dyads who get really messed up by
hosp mismanagement and/or sacrificed on the altars of ignorance.
Therefore, I appreciate the scales (yes, have one in my office) and the
elec. pumps. (These are like cars in the U.S. - everybody has one or more -
not saying this is right or wrong).
Later you say, "and *knowing* that a journal *devoted* to breastfeeding
(well, I was mistaken there, 'cos it is devoted to lactation)"
I see your point here. But the JHL is the journal of ILCA, for lactation
consultants, and would be useful but not necessarily intended for the bf
peer counselor or bf advocate. What I am saying is that a peer counselor,
LLLL, NMAA counselor or person/group promoting and supporting bf (WABA)
would not necessarily need a scale or subscribe to the JHL for that matter.
Just as an aside, not everyone realizes that ILCA is the professional org.
for LACTATION CONSULTANTS (health care providers, members of the health care
team). It advocates bf, of course, but is not an org. specifically for bf
advocacy, like WABA. Though it is lovely that all of us and our views are
welcome here on lactnet.
Warm regards,
Laurie Wheeler, RN, MN, IBCLC
Violet Louisiana, s.e. USA
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