Judy--

I can really understand the part about being tolerated for the easy to
teach kids--been there, done that!

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> However I was a little depressed thinking that for the third year in a row,
> since I became IBCLC I have not been allowed to attend Career Day at my
> children's school, unless I am willing to talk about my other career as a
> Physical Therapist. . . .

How sad for you!  Too bad that they are depriving children of these
opportunities.

>. . .  The NYS Ed guidelines for integrating BF into the curriculum from K-12
> have never even been heard of in this school, other than my mentioning them,

What if you got them a copy of the guidelines, presented it with some of
the studies about IQ, etc, along with the signatures of any other
breastfeeding friendly folks you know?

> ( There are about 700 children in this school) Sometimes I get really tired
> of being thought of as a lunatic all the time, or is that a "galactic"?

Go see Linda Smith's "Lip Service, in service of the State"  at

http://www.bflrc.com/ljs/news/lip_svs.htm

I find it comforting that I'm not the only one banging my head every
time I reread that.  I printed it off and posted it on the door next to
my home visit calendar, sort of as an "eye of the gods" to ward off the
naysayers in my office.  They sometimes back off on what they are saying
because they see themselves in this rhyme.

Melinda Hoskins, MS, RN LC2B
Visitation Supervisor, Family to Family Connection, State of Nevada
program in support of new families with infants birth to 12 months.

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