Hello, I have to admit I have been Lurking for a few days. Then we have had some computer problems(possibly lack of user knowledge) I am a RN IBCLC (just passed the boards last year). For those of you needing a little inspiration I have a story. Five years ago our hospital (1500 delivaries/ year) had no IBCLC, in fact no breastfeeding support at all. Our nurses all taught bf from personal experiance and "old wives tales". Then our pt educator decided she was tired of the pt complaints regarding inconsistant information- especially about bf. She took a class and became an IBCLC.(not as easy as that , but that is a whole other story!!) Of course, we all laughed, teased , called names, and were generally VERY unsupportive (and sometimes even unkind, what we women do to each other can be cruel sometimes, a lesson has been learned). She just kept at us, she slowly and steadily presented enough solid research based info that our teaching became consistant. Over the last few years our nurses have stopped laughing and jumped on the band wagon. We now have 6 IBCLC's on our maternity floor covering most shifts and all areas(L&D,Nursery, Postpartum, and Home visits). Also, at least one of our childbirth educators is IBCLC. This is all the work of ONE dedicated individual, so keep plugging away out there, each of us can make a differance given time and dedication (and a tough skin!!) Margi Byrne RN,IBCLC