Hello all on both lists: I thought those of you who have been following the saga of Ezzo in Bloomington, Indiana would like be interested in a recent surprising development. The local Ezzo instructor who had attended an LLL meeting and who has been badmouthing LLL to her students called one of my co-Leaders today to ask about getting accredited as an LLLL. Evidently she decided she wanted to become an LC, and called the IBCLE which suggested LLL as a pathway to becoming an IBCLC. My co-Leader discussed parenting philosophies for a while and then said she would forward some information regarding LLLL prerequisites, etc. We suspect she will reach her own conclusions soon enough about her suitability as an LLLL, but we are hoping that if we treat her seriously and with respect that she will at least come away with a more positive view of LLL and stop the badmouthing. The frightening (to me) side of all this is that she genuinely sees the Ezzo program as a revelation from God (she discovered it before her fourth child was born after praying for relief from the burnout she had been experiencing with her other kids). I feel her desire to become an LC is a mission to "spread the Good Word" rather than a desire to become educated about lactation. I'm sure she sees it as a way to *help* mothers, but... I will keep y'all informed as things continue to develop. Penny Piercy, LLLL, MOM (Patrick 4/6/93 and baby 9/96) from Bloomington, IN *** [log in to unmask]>