I am a long time "lurker" of LACTNET and must say I have learned volumes 
from everyone of you out there who regularly posts.  A huge thanks to all 
who take the time to participate in this forum.  With that said, I will 
introduce myself. I am a public health educator operating as a full-time 
breastfeeding program coordinator in WIC.  In our state we have no 
official designations or positions in breastfeeding..thus the public 
health ed. title.  I became an IBCLC in 2001, recertified this year by 
cerps.  There was no recognition for this in my work setting but I feel 
that it helps with credibility sometimes just having it on my business 
cards.  I try to constantly build on my knowledge base and educate others 
whenever and wherever I can.  

Elaine's comments about the beautiful poster of the little girl nursing 
her doll drew me out of my "lurkdom".  I have to comment because the exact 
same scenario happened a couple of years ago in one of our public health 
clinics.  Same poster, same comments, everything.  It was a battle we did 
not win.  The poster was on the floor every morning when the staff came in 
until it ultimately was removed.  We had to compromise with the 
nice "Loving Support" banner.  There was something about that poster that 
really bothered one person in particular and she was extremely verbal 
about it.  It's a very sad world we live in sometimes.

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