just need to scream for a second LOL

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Ok.  Just saw a picture posted on someone's fb page.  She is a doula.  She calls herself more than she is, but I can't go there because that is a serious problem with a lot of people these days.  In my area there are so many people playing at breastfeeding consultant that the public is clueless about who is really qualified.  And it is a huge problem because some of the people charging for breastfeeding help seriously have zero skills and some have a few skills but really just enough to do more harm than good.  But most are either CLC or get this, Lamaze certified as BF Specialist or CLE from CAPPY and I do really want to shake them...but the energy it would take me to remain calm is just not there.  Something about someone claiming to be what they are not, and 'practicing' as though they are an LC just sets me off.  She is supplementing a baby with what looks like a syringe.  The baby is in very poor position, the syringe is just stuck in the baby's mouth...not even correct use of an alternative method.  Seriously, she might as well use a bottle with a fast flow nipple for all the good the way she is doing it is going to be for the baby.  Ok.  It's just a snapshot.  She may have corrected it.  I don't know. But she is using this pic as a 'sign' sort of that she helps with feeding problems! She is a doula.  She should be showing pics of supporting a mom in labor!  Oh, and she is not my competition at all.  Not even in my county, haha, and still I want to scream. 

Thank you for letting me scream. Haha.-- Pam MazzellaDiBosco, IBCLC, RLCBirthing & Beyond, Inc.Labor Support and Lactation Consultant Services