Re: Re: what do you wear?

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P.S.

I remove my shoes at consults only when I am asked to or it appears that is the custom in the household. I carry a pair of non-skid socks in my bag because I've nearly fallen on slick floors many times in either socks or stockings. Not comfortable going barefooted. I have a nice lab coat going to waste. Just too hot for me in Georgia with hotflashes! I'm very comfortable in uniforms. It must show because even the homebirth moms don't seem to be put off. Of course, it always helps to be a grandma with grey hair.

Anne Grider, IBCLC

Atlanta, Georgia metro area, USA

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I agree with you Margaret.

IBCLCs in Italy are less than 200 in the whole country, and the very

biggest part of them are HCPs who just added this experise to their

job, and I am the one of only 2 IBCLCs doing PP in all the city (Rome

has 3,5 million of people).

So this is my own big chiallenge: To make known what an IBCLCs is.

I am not a nurse too, and manage my PP in order to make the mother

feel comfortable as at her own home. So in my room their is a

compfortable sofa, an armchair, many pillows, all is very coloured and

so on. I dress myself as usual and I am used to change a lot. One day I

wear pants and shirt, the day after I wear a tailleur. As I live in

Italy, you know that Italian people have a sense of fashion probably

different from other side of the world :-). I just am careful not to

seems too much "perfect" so that the mom doesn't feel herself too much

sloppy as she usually is after the birth of her baby. in the other hand

I need to give an impression of cleanness, fo course.

What I mean, is that I wear as simply I am :-): Not a doctor, not your

neighbour. I am their bf counselor :-)

Do you know I have a vlog where I answer to some bf question, you can

see me here :-))! http://www.mammenellarete.it/mammenellarete/esperto/esperto.xsp?esperto=5898 & tema=49

Hugs

martina

Margaret Wills ha scritto:

Because many people are unsure of what exactly a lactation

consultant is, this may not be a trivial topic. As a profession, we're

maybe still trying to decide on our image -- are we the crisp medical

professional, or the nice lady down the street, or something in-between?

A white lab coat says "nurse" or "doctor" and since I'm not one of

those, I'd feel funny wearing one. Many people would probably be fine

if I showed up in jeans. (If we can solve the problem, wearing a tutu

and waterwings would probably be ok too.) But because I don't know

anything about the people waiting, I do err on the side of (at least

trying to) look reassuringly crisp and competent, with unremarkable

clothes. I have several washable black/navy-blue nice slacks, that go

with any of several buttoned long-sleeve cotton shirts, which I roll up

during consults. (That's an iconic signal of a hard-worker --

politicians do it all the time.) Pants are more convenient for kneeling

alongside, climbing on the bed, etc. To complete this simple outfit are

black slip-ons (wide width) which are easy to get off and on at the

door. I always take my shoes off (nice black socks) for home visits --

I think it says "I respect that this is your turf."

Margaret Wills, land

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I generally wear a smart top, trousers

with high heels boots. Mostly end up taking the boots/shoes off. In Winter I

wear a long wool coat , in summer no jacket or coat .

When I’m giving a class or lecturing

I do dress up more though – skirts, knitted tops or dress. I get such a

mix of mothers who come to my class – some in jeans, others “dressed

up to the nines” . I try to hit somewhere in the middle.  Where did I

read that you should never try to dress above your clients …was it in the

LC in private practice book ?

I have no wish to wear a white coat or

uniform, spent far too long wearing uniforms when I was in the hospitals.  That

was one of the things I loved when I started in pp – wearing nice clothes.

Best wishes

Nicola

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Sent: 14 January 2009 05:49

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Subject: Re: Re: What

do you wear?

I agree

with you Margaret.

IBCLCs in Italy are less than 200 in the whole country, and the very biggest

part of them are HCPs who just added this experise to their job, and I am the

one of only 2 IBCLCs doing PP in all the city (Rome has 3,5 million of people).

So this is my own big chiallenge: To make known what an IBCLCs is.

I am not a nurse too, and manage my PP in order to make the mother feel

comfortable as at her own home. So in my room their is a compfortable sofa, an

armchair, many pillows, all is very coloured and so on. I dress myself as usual

and I am used to change a lot. One day I wear pants and shirt, the day after I

wear a tailleur. As I live in Italy,

you know that Italian people have a sense of fashion probably different from

other side of the world :-). I just am careful not to seems too much

" perfect " so that the mom doesn't feel herself too much sloppy as she

usually is after the birth of her baby. in the other hand I need to give an

impression of cleanness, fo course.

What I mean, is that I wear as simply I am :-): Not a doctor, not your

neighbour. I am their bf counselor :-)

Do you know I have a vlog where I answer to some bf question, you can see me

here :-))! http://www.mammenellarete.it/mammenellarete/esperto/esperto.xsp?esperto=5898 & tema=49

Hugs

martina

Margaret Wills ha scritto:

Because many people are unsure of what exactly a

lactation consultant is, this may not be a trivial topic. As a profession,

we're maybe still trying to decide on our image -- are we the crisp medical

professional, or the nice lady down the street, or something in-between?

A white lab coat says " nurse " or " doctor " and since I'm not

one of those, I'd feel funny wearing one. Many people would probably be fine if

I showed up in jeans. (If we can solve the problem, wearing a tutu and

waterwings would probably be ok too.) But because I don't know anything about

the people waiting, I do err on the side of (at least trying to) look

reassuringly crisp and competent, with unremarkable clothes. I have several

washable black/navy-blue nice slacks, that go with any of several buttoned

long-sleeve cotton shirts, which I roll up during consults. (That's an iconic

signal of a hard-worker -- politicians do it all the time.) Pants are more

convenient for kneeling alongside, climbing on the bed, etc. To complete this

simple outfit are black slip-ons (wide width) which are easy to get off and on

at the door. I always take my shoes off (nice black socks) for home visits -- I

think it says " I respect that this is your turf. "

Margaret Wills, land

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