Hello, all!

I have been lurking for awhile and hope that this is not an inappropriate
post.  If it is, I apologize.

I am currently a FT teacher (off for the summer!) who is "putting her
husband through Grad school"!  To make a long story short, I dislike
teaching and very, very much would like to become an IBCLC.  Some obvious
problems:  I am the financial backbone of our family; I don't want to be
away from my daughter (and any future siblings) excessive lengths of
time; and I do not have a health-field degree (Biology and Chemistry
teacher).  Anyway....

at some time in the future I hope to become a LC, and want to work on it
slowly.  I have received info from ILCA and IBCLE and joined ILCA.  I
took 3 CE classes at our regional LLL conference.  It seems that the best
thing I could do now is get in some hands-on hours of counselling.  How
do I do that?  What can I count?  And also--what is the best way to go
about becoming a LC that is likely to get a job?  Nursing degree?
Dietician?  Other ideas?

TIA for any ideas that you may pass on!

Lori

Lori Ahrenhoerster                     Mommy to Carissa Jo
from (near) Milwaukee, WI, USA         since 3-28-95
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