On initial consultations we have picked up murmers,
We have also picked up
> hirschsprungs, pyloric stenosis, numerous hyperbili's, etc.. Also being
> in the hospital and making rounds on a daily basis we have also been on
> the scene of distress with the mothers in her room.



From this standpoint, all hospital employees who come in contact with the mom
or baby should be RN's.



I'm not saying that
> being an RN makes a better or more experienced consultant, but being an
> RN, (*just as a MD, PT, OT), adds a valued dimension.


All IBCLC are adding a valued dimension given the requirements set forth to
sit the exam.



Also, as unfair as
> it may be, it adds credential to what we recommend to the other RN's and
> MD's.

Sounds ego based.


Peace, Assunta Osterholt, IBCLC