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I've finally figured it out!!!!
Mar 15, 2009 at 5:16 PM
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Great news! I've heard back from an instructor for the Human Lactation program at WSU. I told her about my clinical experience. I'm hoping and praying that I will be selected into the program. Over 80% of students are nurses and half of the students are working on their masters or doctorate degrees. I did however say I am enrolled in a nursing program at a local community college. If I get accept I will stay enrolled in it until after the course.

I have also figured out which pathway I can take to become an IBCLC. I have over 500hrs+ breastfeeding counseling. A year as an LLL Leader accounts for 500 more hours. I'm hoping to become a leader by the end of summer. I already have a meeting room reserved at a nursing home. I'm on it like white on rice!

Even better news!!! I've figured out how to use my GI bill in a round about way to pay for my midwifery education. Let me explain this as simply as possibly. In august a new brand of GI Bill will become effective, it's called the Post 9/11 bill. It pays for ALL of your education of an approved program, a yearly $1,000 stipend for books & supplies and a monthly BAH (housing allowance). From my understanding regardless of how many credits I'm taking I still get the BAH. So I will stay enrolled at Delaware Tech and come fall apply for the new GI Bill, take one class per semester and then use my BAH to pay for midwifery school! Wahla! I'm looking into Ancient Art Midwifery Institute, the reviews are great by current students and the whole program is around $3500.

So while I'm taking one course per semester at the local community college I will simultaneously attend AAMI.

After I complete the Human Lactation program I will change my major from Nursing to undeclared. I'm still going to take Clinical Math because I think that will be helpful as a midwife. I'm also going to take Sociology and Infant & Child Development because those courses are recommended (not required) to sit for the IBCLC exam. I already I have taken nutrition, psychology and anatomy & physiology courses.

Then I will use the rest of my GI Bill up by taking courses in Spanish :O)

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Mar. 15, 2009 at 5:44 PM

I hope it all goes smoothly for you!

I will say one wonderful thing I've learned from nursing school is how to communicate with people who don't agree with you. With each passing clinical it gets easier and easier to be impartial in my care. Even if you don't want to know all the skills involved, nursing school can teach you lessons you will use in life.

gradysmom2006

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Mar. 15, 2009 at 6:27 PM

Oh honey I learned that skill when I was a breastfeeding peer counselor. Thanks!

cali4niachef

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Mar. 15, 2009 at 7:14 PM

hay im looking at AAMI also! im just confused on HOW the certification through NAMR works with that program. do you know? maybe you could help me i have a hard time finding any REAL info, all i get is advertisements and stuff.

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Mar. 15, 2009 at 7:48 PM

Regardless if you use a MEAC approved school or not you still need to complete an apprenticeship to obtain the clinical experience before you can sit for the NARM. You don't *have* to attend any midwifery schools to sit for the NARM actually. I'll be doing the PEP pathway. Even still when you complete a MEAC school you still must have completed the general education requirements.

Have you looked at this http://www.narm.org/htb.htm ?

If you have any questions feel free to email me at cali4niachef@msn.com or send me a yahoo IM under the same username.