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"Pamela Morrison, IBCLC" <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 5 Dec 2002 21:08:28 +0200
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Dear Natalie

I was in Trinidad just over two weeks ago, to attend the 25th anniversary
conference of a *wonderful* breastfeeding support organization there,
called TIBS - The Informative Breastfeeding Service.  I had the great
privilege of spending time with many of their 30 trained breastfeeding
counsellors, and visiting their busy office:

TIBS
8 Rust Street
St Clair
Port-of-Spain
Trinidad
Tel: (888868) 628-1269
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Trinidad also boasts an IBCLC, Marilyn Stollmeyer <[log in to unmask]>,
and a *very* baby-friendly paediatrician, Lactnet's own Dr David Bratt,
<[log in to unmask]> who has also been the TIBS medical advisor for 20
years.

Meanwhile, best wishes to your group mom.  Sounds like exclusive
breastfeeding would be good for this baby (and probably more often to
achieve a catch-up gain) and she will certainly have all the help she needs
to achieve this in Trinidad.

Pamela Morrison IBCLC, Zimbabwe
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Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2002 21:44:33 -0500
From: Natalie Rawlings Kraut <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: BFing help in Trinidad
One of my group mothers is moving back to Trinidad. Her child is 4
months old and doing well, though baby was sick recently and did not
gain enough weight to stay in the 25th percentile, dropping to 5th,
though every developmental milestone, head circumfrence and length
continue to be consistent with where she is "supposed to be." Also, baby
has 2 stools and at least 6 wet diapers daily. The family has a long Hx
of allergies, and baby has shown sensitivities to foods mother consumes
that dad is allergic to (peanuts, most notably). Mom is petite, but dad
is not small, according to mom. Anyway, because of the slow weight gain,
a nurse practitioner in her peds practice here in FL suggested starting
solids, esp. rice cereal. Mother is not happy with this idea, and has
decided to attempt to nurse every 2 hours to get the weight up. She
really wants to keep the baby exclusively breastfed until at least the 6
month mark to avoid the allergy problems later.
But I'm writing because she is moving to Trinidad, and is looking for a
breastfeeding support group (I'm pretty certain LLL doesn't have a group
in Trinidad) and/or a BF-friendly pediatrician. You may, of course,
respond off-list.
Thanks,
Natalie Rawlings Kraut
LLL Leader, Plantation, FL
Regional Conference Administrator-Great Lakes, Eastern US Div.

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