I just signed on to Lactnet for the first time last week, and I am thrilled to have such a vast wealth of bf knowledge at my fingertips! I am an RN, CLE, working on the mother/baby care unit of a large medical center in Los Angeles. I also maintain a pump rental station, & am an ILCA member. I will be working toward getting certified as a childbirth educator, and following that, my goal is to take (and pass) the IBCLE. My maternity leave is ending with my return to work tomorrow (I have a daughter age 2 and a son age 3 months). While I have very mixed feelings about my return, I am looking forward to helping the newborns and their mothers get off to the right start with bf. It is an ongoing struggle to get our hospital to earn Baby Friendly status, and it seems as if I'm the only one who cares about getting it. We give a lot of lip service to promoting bf, but in reality the support is not always there. We have no LC, & with the current short length of stay and patient:nurse ratios, we are hard pressed to equip our new mothers with all they need to know before discharge (just like many other places around the country, I'm sure). While I am the designated bf expert on our unit, I am aware of my limitations. It's great to know that I have you all as a resource. I've learned so much just in the last week from reading the postings on Lactnet. I look forward to continuing to increase my bf knowledge base by benefitting from your expertise. Thanks!!