Sorry, but I think she is right. We get "p...off" about actions like this from other orientations. The caregiver can not nurse the baby, and the 3 month old that is exclusively breastfed might not take a bottle. You know this a lot better than me. I think promoting breastfeeding on one hand and not making allowances for a breastfeeding fellow professional does demonstrate double standard. What can be expected of other organisations if our own recommends a stranger and a bottle. -- Henya Kazatchkov Brooklyn, NY Want to know me better - visit my blog http://chickenstitches.blogspot.com/ For unique patterns and stitch markers - visit my shop chickenstitches.com Visit my Etsy shop - chickenstitches.etsy.com On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 4:16 AM, M.Ersilia Armeni <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > As president of our national IBCLC association, I have been addressed by an > IBLCE exam candidate complaining for not being allowed to sit at the exam > while carrying/nursing/attaching to her 3 mos old infant. She had been > already informed by our IBLCE representant about the exam rules and > suggestions, i.e. providing an EBM bottle or arranging for a sitter caring > for the baby, whom she can reach outside the room and breastfeed on request > - no extra time for the exam being provided. She is p...off, charging 'us' > of discrimination and inconsistency with our goals. While I acknowledge the > need for standard procedures I wonder whether there is some truth in her > words ... > > Silia Armeni > pediatrician, IBCLC > Rome (Italy) > > > *********************************************** > > Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html > To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] > Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] > COMMANDS: > 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set > lactnet nomail > 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail > 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet > 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome > Find me on Ravelry as knitmammy http://www.ravelry.com/people/knitmammy *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome