Hi, Jan and Cynthia:  I'll definitely have to read the article you refer 
to, Jan.  My daughter Rachel (I have shamelessly bragged about her 
doctorate in Occupational Therapy) is in the process of getting the seminar 
hours she needs for her EI (Early Intervention)certification.  She attended 
a seminar on infant/young child feeding.  The speaker was a pediatrician 
from Loyola University Chicago whose special interest/expertise is failure 
to thrive.  I looked over her powerpoint presentation/handouts.  Most of 
the information was basic.  Rachel said that I would have enjoyed her 
presentation, as Rachel feels this doctor and I think alike when it comes 
to feeding - it should be baby/child-led, rather than feeder-led.  The 
speaker commented during her presentation that she thought about sitting 
the IBLCE exam but decided not to because she did not agree with 
the "lactation attitude" she has encountered in her interaction with LCs.  
She apparently feels there is too much "interference" in the feeding 
process by the LC.  Too many LCs are overhelping the mom/baby to the point 
of actually causing more harm than help.  
Maybe we need to examine our own practices.  Are we as LCs also 
contributing to the negative birth/nursing emotions that mothers experience?
Made me stop and think.

Pam Hirsch, BSN,RN,IBCLC
Clinical Lead, Lactation Services
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
Barrington, IL   USA

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