It's been fun hearing from people who took the exam in Chicago in '87.  I
went to my first LLLI conference that year, and carefully avoided attending
any CERPs sessions, even though they sounded interesting, because I figured
those were for people who had had some sort of advanced training and I
wasn't eligible.  I'd never heard of IBCLCs.  Then I heard all the
excitement around me from people who had taken some sort of exam.  Gee,
they sounded smart!  Must have been some of you folks.  And it turns out
you're even smarter than you sounded then!

Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC, LLLL  Ithaca, NY