< I thought I was the only "granny" type L.C. out there> Deanne, That's what I thought too till recently Diane Wiessinger posted a fond farewell to an 80 year old LC friend with whom she had been attending conferences for years. I received one post from someone in Israel who is 55. She told me it helps now and then to hear about "our history". She feels as if she is in the platoon just behind me, age and experiencewise, in the parade of us who feel passionately about helping pass on "been there, done that" type of info for the cause of helping more moms and babes. Sometimes it can help to share positive experiences with those who may be trying to "reinvent the wheel" because it seems like that's what needs to be done in nearly every separate institution. Other times, it gives a chance to validate the efforts of those who get discouraged, and feel their neck is out there, all alone. But mostly, I get a real charge out of learning facets of LC'ing that are totally out of my area of expertise, and my own culture and nationality. New stuff, and old. The absolute miracle of the whole lactation process never seems to lose its fascination for me. I am extremely grateful to the listmothers for continuing to provide this forum. Let's hear it, grannies, old and older! I feel like part of a cyber-village. And you all know - "It takes a village ........" Are many more of you out there? Shared wisdom counts, regardless of age! K. Jean Cotterman RNC, IBCLC Dayton, Ohio ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] *********************************************** 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