The mom is WIC eligible, and will be going in tomorrow to get a pump and also register for WIC.
The various milk boosting things I recommended are working so far, so once we add pumping to the mix, I feel confident things will be back on track.
Thank you, everyone, for your help. It's so great to be able to reach across the miles to help mothers in need. If the rest of the world would work this way--well, things would be so much better.
Joylyn
---- Karen Koss <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 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
> [log in to unmask]
>
> 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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