To Judy Knopf, Re: >No hard and fast rules, are there? I myself would definitely >prefer an LC with bf experience (and a midwife who has given >birth and, yes, a surgeon who has been under the knife). But I have learned some of my most valuable skills in correct positioning of babies at breast from Chloe Fisher. Her, et al book, BESTFEEDING is fantastic and I recommend that all my clients beg, borrow, or buy it! If I needed breastfeeding help, Chloe would be my first choice, and She has not breastfed. Neither, I believe, has Dr. Jack Newman, or from long times ago, Dr. Gregory Smith. A lot of breastfeeding Moms have found these people preety helpful and empathetic! -- ******Joan M. Fisher, RN, BN, MEd, IBCLC****** ***********Ottawa, Ontario, Canada************ [log in to unmask]