The pictures do the best job of discriminating high from low scorers on 
the exam, in other words they really do test your expertise. May I 
recommend getting all the books with lots of photos - the Breastfeeding 
Atlas, Linda Smith's Exam Review, etc. And follow around all those 
experienced IBCLCs all you can to watch them work with moms.

Catherine Watson Genna BS, IBCLC  NYC  cwgenna.com


On 4/12/2011 9:05 PM, Marie Ivey wrote:
> Thanks Pat!
> I think it's sort of like labor/birth stories we hear when expecting our first child. Several of the IBCLCs I work with tell me things like, "The exam was more difficult than my nursing boards" or "I did fine until the pictures" or "I wish I had studied more".  I am afraid to stop "studying like a crazy woman"!  Maybe I need an *exam doula* to keep whispering encouraging words!
> : )
> Marie Ivey, BSN, RN, LCCE, CLC (taking deep cleansing breaths while studying for the exam in July!)
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