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"Barbara Whitehead, IBCLC" <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 11 Feb 1999 21:50:16 EST
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Hi! I just finished training a group of Peer Counselors at a very small health
dept in a very low income, rural area.  These 3 Peer Counselors will be
serving as volunteers. One is a senior in high school and is going to start a
high school mothers group.  The theme for this workshop seemed to be " A Peer
Counselor has to be a salesman to pregnant women and a Cheerleader to BFing
Moms"! I wanted them to know that it's more then just agency paper shuffling.
 In watching parts of videos ( all the classic ones), I noticed how much
touching occurred, and thought of this week's posts on touching.  One Peer
Counselor commented on how caring the LC's in the videos are, and how she
can't wait to get her first " Mom" to help! I hope we don't ever give up the
cheerleader role and become just caught up in the system.  I have been
training Peer Counselors for 8 yrs and have always found their enthusiasm and
love for BFing to be refreshing and restoring.  I tried to convey a message of
responsibility, and professionalism to the Peer Counselors without destroying
their enthusiasm or scaring them away from being caring, compassionate, and
warm bfing assistants. I hope they will always remember to enjoy the moms and
babies and always keep the enthusiasm alive.
Barbara Whitehead, IBCLC
Eastern NC

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