Phyllis, I concur with your comments, and especially like the ending about private LC's banding together and becoming more visible--I have been thinking of that lately. The risk of going it alone is financially very high, but I do think a group could make a difference, helping themselves while helping more moms. If anyone is involved in this sort of association, I would like to hear by private email. I recall a post by Debbi Page Ferrarrello (sp?) on starting a non-profit organization. There could be other kinds of organizations, too. Let's put our thinking caps on. Patricia Ellis, RN, MA, IBCLC "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you." [log in to unmask] *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html