Karyn-grace Clarke is over her three post/day limit, and asked me to post the following on her behalf. She also asked me to let Lactnet know that she will be on vacation as of tomorrow (Sat) morning and will not be able to continue this discussion as actively as she would like. Janice Reynolds (Let's wish her luck as she makes her submission tonight! :-) ) Sam, what you write IS a huge aspect in my 'one IBCLC for every child bearing woman' proposal. For example, if you go to the doctor with a terrible headache, and the doctor discovers it stems from an absessed tooth, the doctor would never dream of dispsensing advice to help you overcome that situation. He may give you a prescription for a painkiller 'in the meantime' but, he will immediately refer to you the EXPERT in the field of absessed teeth! He would know that your situation is OUT of his SCOPE OF EXPERIENCE and he would ensure that you received the proper medical care with the proper experts as soon as possible. This does NOT happen with lactation, expect in rare circumstances where a lactational specialist is needed. But, why are doctors, denstist, nurses, or ANYONE not properly certified giving out information about lactation?!? Why do we accept that? Even a PHN with an 18 hour breastfeeding course behind her, in my mind, has NO BUSINESS dealing directly with issues that centre around breastfeeding. Why? Because by the time the mother presents to her, it's too late. If that mother has already added a supplement, what is the PHN to do? I'll tell what I hear her do in my community: "Oh...okay." What other choice does she have? Matter of fact, what choice do I, and the only IBCLC in my community, have? None! I cannot tell you the number of mother I have recently come into contact with who have stopped breastfeeding at one or two months - just because! It's infuriating. This is why EACH and EVERY woman needs ONE IBCLC that she develops a relationship with, so that issues and challenges - such as continuing to breastfeed through separations - can be dealt with before they occur. Blessings! Karyn-grace Clarke, IBCLC, LLLL Gabriola Island, BC, Canada (Where is IS sunny and gorgeous, but cool) *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET email list is powered by LISTSERV (R). There is only one LISTSERV. To learn more, visit: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html