I answer to "The Breast Queen", and, somewhat less cheerfully, "the Nipple
Lady". A co-worker once put a sign on my office door that said
"Breasts-R-Us".

Seriously, though, I agree wholeheartedly with Diane W's suggestions for
dropping the "title" (Dr. No, Nurse Tiddley-pom, Her Royal Ump-tee-ump,
etc.) - but using the initials in our sig line. It's helpful to me to know
who's a nurse, who's a "breastfeeding agitator", who's MD, etc. Why? Well,
as an RN, I know a pretty universal "RN-speak", and when communicating with
another RN I know I can use "jargon", abbreviations, etc. without
explanation or interpretation; same (but different words sometimes)with
IBCLCs, MDs, etc. But I don't necessarily "speak" OT, PT, LSW, etc. It just
makes it easier. And I LOVE to see those "MD"s in the sig line - because I
love to know that you are all out there, carrying forth good BF info to your
patients and colleagues!

I have always had a hard time calling people "Dr.____" or "Reverend _____"
or "Your Honor". (Nearly couldn't get that one out the first time or two I
was testifying in court.) And it's a darn good thing I'm not a Catholic,
because I am absolutely incapable of calling priests & nuns "Father" or
"Sister". I mean no disrespect in this; I must just be inherently a Quaker
or something, but the use of titles that set people apart and, even worse,
*above* others is abhorrent to me - always has been. Guess my parents just
raised an independent bunch of natural rebels; none of us can spit out those
titles!

Cathy Bargar, RN, IBCLC, Her Royal Highness and Queen of the May

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