In a message dated 10/28/99 9:20:14 AM Central Daylight Time, [log in to unmask]
writes:

<< So for those that have the consultancy hours and the didactic hours, why
not
 take the board exam? >>

Are you going to pay for it for me?  My employer(s) wouldn't and I can't
afford it.  Should I hang up my hat and stop helping moms and babies until I
have "acceptable" credentials?  And acceptable by whose terms?  My peers and
colleagues?  I thought we were all in this together?  I have the respect of
my peers who know me.  I have plenty of referrals from doctors who respect my
knowledge.

<<How does anyone, especially the public, know what this person has
done to "earn" the CLC?  Or CLE?  Or C...whatever.>>

How does the public know what IBCLC means for that matter?  Frankly, I don't
think the public CARES what the initials mean.  To John Q. Public they simply
signify that the person has completed special training.  I have never been
asked what I had to accomplish to earn those initials, although I would
willingly spell it out for any one.

Theresa Chmiel, CLC, ICCE
Las Vegas, NV,  who is becoming increasingly convinced she doesn't want to
join the ranks of the breastfeeding elite...    :-(

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