Hi, Esti: Check with your government/health agencies and see if there is not an organization that offers information and support to families. Her in the US we have a wonderful organization that was founded by a mother of a baby with Down Syndrome - this "baby" is now in college, but she formed this organization when she realized there was no support out there for her and her family. It is a national organization and most hospitals/doctors will refer a family when the diagnosis is made. Some of the assistance available includes written information, hospitals, clinics, doctors who specialize in Down Syndrome, and parent-to-parent support services. A dear friend of mine has a 9 year-old son with Down Syndrome and she found the support she got from being put in touch with another family invaluable. In fact, she makes herself available to other families now and I have referred several of my mothers to her, as she also successfully nursed him for 14 months after being repeatedly told that it would be impossible. The name of the organization is National Association for Down Syndrome (NADS). Their web-site is www.nads.org. Hope this helps. Pam Hirsch, RN,BSN,CLC Clinical Lead, Lactation Services Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL USA *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html