On Thu, 9 Nov 2006 15:52:57 -0500, Susan Burger
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Why would anyone want to enter a profession whereby we cannot politely
contradict and educate others?
I can answer that question, at least for myself. I would not. I am so
saddened that such a restricting policy would ever have been put into place
by an entity that I held in such high esteem. My dream has been to one day
sit for the IBCLE exam and enter into private practice using the best training,
communication and counseling skills I gained from La Leche League and the
best clinical information that I could gain while studying for the IBCLE exam.
The IBCLC letters meant to me the best in clinical breastfeeding knowledge.
Those letters behind a persons name meant more to me than any other letters
money can buy as far as breastfeeding is concerened. I wanted to follow in
the footsteps of Linda Smith, Barbara Wilson-Clay and others who have
dedicated their lives to the field of lactation, NOT the field of medication.
Yes, the medical field and lactation are closely linked for a variety of reasons,
some more valid than others. But it has been and should continue to be a
field that stands on its own or it will suffer greatly. I do not want to be an
RN. I do not want to be an MD. I do not want to work in a hospital. I want
to help moms breastfeed and in an ideal world, I could earn a living doing so.
At this time in my life my children are leaving their infancy and entering into
school age. I have begun seriously investigating the various pathways to get
the letters that allow me to practice professionally in a field that I feel such
passion for. I thought I had settled on a path, but with the confusion over
the IBCLC SoP, now I am not so sure. Why should I pay thousands of dollars
to hold initials after my name that allow me to do less for nursing moms than I
can do on my own or as a LLLeader?
On Thu, 9 Nov 2006 15:52:57 -0500, Susan Burger
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I for one, thought this profession was a "specialist" profession whereby we
would be held in esteem for our specialized knowledge. To realize that we are
really considered below a peer counselor to the point that we cannot even
speak the truth is more than disappointing.
And I, for one, could not agree more. I am left feeling as though my dream,
my goals, my vision of what I want to be when I grow up has been lost.
Jennifer Papworth
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