I have read with interest the posts concerning WIC. I think each clinic may have their own problems but I do believe that some of the major problems are quite universal. My clinic does have a newly formed breastfeeding support group and we held our 5'th meeting last night. What I heard from these clients is that they feel like they are not treated as well as the bottlefeeding clientele. They said that they had to remind the clerks that they were "exclusively bf" and therefore entitled to the tuna and carrots. None of these moms wanted to ask for the additional voucher, made them feel like they were asking for a hand-out. When they did ask though, they were told by clerks that they could change their package on their next visit; I guess it was too much trouble to issue one extra voucher. I was told by one mom that when she took her 6 mos. infant in to be recertified that the nutritionist told her she was starving her baby, since she had only been nursing, not feeding the baby "real food". In my clinic, there is obviously room for bf education in every area. I can't be there to sign the clients up for WIC, issue vouchers, do the health checks and teach the classes. IMHO, if bottlefeeding is the standard that is considered normal in my clinic, I think it is doomed to stay that way. When I approach my director with my concerns, I am told "Not everyone who works here is going to support bf like you do". Why not????? WIC has a position paper on supporting bf. Is it only worth the paper it is written on??? I am not sure what the best way to do massive bf education is. Does anyone else have experience with this? I thought about developing a bf education committee with representatives from nursing, clerical staff, nutrition and administration. How do you get a staff who is already overwhelmed with responsibilities excited about bf, and not feeling that it is just one more duty to perform? If anyone has ideas, please share. TIA, Pam Holland, IBCLC (who is feeling like the Lone Ranger)