on 5/28/02 2:01 PM, Automatic digest processor at
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> The problem the IBCLC profession faces as I see it is that unless
> breastfeeding medicine becomes a university degree then we make it
> difficult for the candidates of the future to gain the consultancy hours
> and experience they need without overstepping their boundaries as lay
> supporters or official  breastfeeding association leaders.

Yeah.  Dang it!  I confess I only skimmed your post because I'm trying to
catch up, but I think you've hit on one of *several* major problems we face.
And I don't really know what the solutions are...

We were the lucky ones, in a way, starting out as LLLLs some years back.
Our help was as good as it got, poor as it was, so we didn't hurt anyone by
trying our hardest.  That's no longer true.

--
Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC, LLLL  Ithaca, NY
www.wiessinger.baka.com

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