Got a call today from a woman who works for a local OB. She is the African American mother of a baby whom she breastfed for 10 months who was diagnosed with Rickets at 8 months and she is now making it her personal mission to inform all agencies like LLL, LC's in hospitals and offices, OB's, pediatricians, etc. that all babies who are breastfed should be "on a multi vitamin plus a bottle of formula a day", in particular Aftrican American babies who do not absorb Vit D from sunlight in the way that light skinned babies do. She was very angry and wanted me to tell her that LLL would endorse this policy. Of course I could not do that and though she would not let me get a word in, I tried to tell her that indeed LLLI was very aware of the need for Vitamin D supplementation in breastfed babies particularly in dark skinned babies, BUT, that I needed to determine their exact position on the matter before I committed to this stand. She does not have email so I got her address and told her that I would send her all the info I could find, but that there would be no way that LLL would endorse formula. I cannot find a very current up to the minute position on this issue from LLLI. I don't want the vague writing in BAB that is now dated. I have checked the Lactnet archives but, I feel that if I send this woman any info that is related to Caucasian babies, it will only fuel her fire. I really need something specific to dark skin. Is there in fact, a way to take Vit D supplementation without taking a multi vitamin complex? Any suggestions? Thanks, Ann Conlon-Smith, IBCLC, LLLL *********************************************** 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