This afternoon I received a call from a woman in NYC who was calling on behalf of her sister, who lives in Israel. The Israeli woman has given birth to a two pound preemie. The doctors in the hospital there have said that they do not have any human milk fortifier in Israel and therefore want the baby to receive only artificial infant breastmilk substitute. My caller was interested in purchasing human milk fortifier here in NY and sending it to Israel via express delivery. I have already put her in contact with LCs in Israel for immediate help with this problem. IF it is true that there is no human milk fortifier available in Israel, 1- what other medically sound options might make sense? 2- how would one go about getting the hmf in NYC? 3- are there different types of hmf? 4- does one need a prescription for hmf? I do not have any experience with babies this small and did not get full information from this woman since I am only peripherally involved. I cannot add more details to my questions at this time. Thanks, Sarah Friend Barnett LLLL, IBCLC Bronx (New York City), NY [log in to unmask] (I just changed email addresses) *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html