Is this Mom WIC eligible? Is she currently enrolled?

If yes to either question, she can call WIC and ask to be referred to the 
WIC/MSUE  Peer Counselor Mother-to-Mother Program. Enrolling my provide 
access to a loan program through Michigan State University Extension.

For further information you may contact me at
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Karen Koss
Michigan



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joylyn" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 10:17 PM
Subject: Re: Anyone in Kalamazoo? & No weight gain at 8 months, question



The IUD is a Mirena, but it was inserted 6 months ago...

Still no luck with finding someone in WIC in Kalamazoo...

Joylyn
---- Karen Gromada <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Someone's probably already asked, but when was the IUD inserted and does 
> it
> administer hormones, e.g. as per Mirena IUD? How were solids intro'd at 6
> months -- I've seen several babies "stall" weight with too much solid food
> too fast. Have also seen production decrease during early solids period 
> when
> mother often gave solids but didn't BF before offering solids.
>
> Hope this makes sense -- in a rush...
>
> Karen Gromada
>
>
>
> >
> > Does anyone on this list know someone in the WIC office in Kalamazoo, 
> > MI?
> >
> > I have a mom (who gave permission to post) I worked with, with her first
> > child, a few years ago.  She now lives in Kalamazoo.  She has an 8 month 
> > old
> > baby, female, vbac and no drug birth, normal weight gain until 6 months, 
> > at
> > which point she was 15 pounds, 9 ounces.  Baby started solids at 6 or so
> > months and is now eating a wide variety of mostly homemade baby foods...
> >
> > Mother is not pregnant, she has an iud.
> >
> > Baby started sleeping through the night a month or so ago.  Mom will 
> > start
> > to wake baby 2-3 times a night to try to get her to feed, and will also
> > increase number of nursing sessions during the day.
> >
> > Any other ideas?  Anyone who lives near there who knows how to help WIC 
> > get
> > this mom a pump to increase her supply?
> >
> >
> >
>
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