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Karleen Gribble <[log in to unmask]>
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Indeed Norma. And I would think that anyone who objected to a baby being
around because it was "distracting" or "annoying" perhaps is not well suited
to being a lactation consultant. I recall overhearing a family and child
health nurse complain at a seminar about the presence of young children
along the lines of "we have to be around children all day at work and then
here as well- sheesh"- I think that this woman had a problem with her career
choice.
As to the discussion around women in the military, many of us outside of the
US just can't get the justification of barbaric practices. It's like looking
at traditions in other times or places that sanctioned rape within marriage
and saying "suck it up, you chose it- that's how it is." It just seems
inconceivable.
Karleen Gribble
Australia
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Norma Ritter
Sent: Friday, 28 May 2010 1:20 AM
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Subject: Re: [LACTNET] IBLCE exam and breastfeeding

I find it interesting that the public perception of breastfeeding is that it
is not a normal activity but a *special circumstance.*

I find it even more interesting that this perception seems to be true even
of the IBLCE, the examining body of lactation consultants.

If our profession does not recognise the normality of a woman breastfeeding,
how can we expect others to do so? This applies not only to sitting for
exams, but also to conference attendance. Nursing mothers are effectively
excluded from attending many breastfeeding conferences because their
non-separating children are not welcomed. The argument is that *We paid good
money for this conference and do not want to be distracted by babies.*

Am I the only one who sees the irony in that?



Norma Ritter, IBCLC, RLC
Breastfeeding Matters in the Capital Region
www.NormaRitter.com

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