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"A. Eagles" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 21 Jan 1996 16:22:24 -0600
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I recently subscribed to Lactnet and have been having a wonderful time
reading, reading, reading!!!! I am an IBCLC who recently moved from
San Diego, California to a rural farm community of 1300 persons in
Southern Iowa.  We actually moved one year ago this month.  In San Diego,
I had worked with breastfeeding families for eleven years.  For the year
prior to our move, I worked at a hospital that did about 200
deliveries/month developing and implementing a lactation consultation
program.  I also had a private practice and for many years ran a 24 hour
breastfeeding hotline out of my home.  I have two children, an almost
four year old and an almost two year old who were, of course, breastfed
and weaned themselves when they were ready.  We moved to the midwest
because we thought it would be a nice environment for our children and
also my husband and I wanted to attend school.  I am currently in a BSN
program which leads into an MSN (FNP) program.  I have an MS in Physical
Education but have had a long desire to return to school in a field more
suited to my interests.
My greatest wake-up call about moving to rural Iowa was the extremely
low, practically non-existent breastfeeding practices.  There are two
physicians in this town who do not really advocate bf and since we live
in one of the poorest counties in the nation, most all infants are on WIC
and the mothers are choosing the formula option.  To say I am discouraged
is an understatement.  I knew it would be different, but I had no idea
how much so.  All immunizations are given at the WIC clinic in our town
and as I sat in the waiting room nursing my year-old daughter, not only
did I receive strange looks, the WIC nutritionist approached me and asked
me how old she was.  When I said, "one year", she said, "Oh...I have
never seen anybody nurse a one year old before."  I was floored...to say
the least.  Anyway, I can be long-winded and don't want to take up
too much space, but would love to hear from others in similar situations!

Ava Carmichael Eagles, MS, ACCE, IBCLC

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