To Julie, I would caution anyone starting a program to guarantee 24/7 and carry a pager as the only LC. Your enthusiasm is admirable, but down the line it may be difficult for you to "back off" and not provide this comprehensive service if you find it too all consuming. It might be wise to just offer regular daily hours to start. Even if you have good intentions and desire to cover during off hours, unless they are paying you "call time" and even if they are, this IMHO is the fastest way to become overwhelmed in a hurry, unless you have a very small hospital or breastfeeding rate. Our warmline clearly states our daily hours of 7:30 till 4 PM. Even as the largest hospital in the areas, we respect the need for all of our team members to have down time, especially after a very busy workday. While we have some evening hours, they are not consistent, so we then can book consults on our terms. We also provide La Leche League numbers to our patients as a second reference. And of course they always have their PCP for back up as well. Although they may not be the best source of advice you can't always "do it all". Once you have established yourself as credible, the referrals from PCP's will come as they are for the most part happy to have someone to send these moms to, that have ongoing breastfeeding concerns. Just my .02, LuAnn Smith RN,BSN,IBCLC York, PA P.S. All best wishes for your aspiring LC career! *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [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(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html