Hello Cheryl,

My address has changed to [log in to unmask] in case anyone needs it.
You can also e-mail me and get my phone number or get it from LLLI as I
list myself as a Russian-speaking leader resource.  I am willing and will
be glad to help your Russian mother.

There are several Russian parenting boards on-line.  These are several that
are, to my knowledge, "patrolled" by breastfeeding supportive mothers who
fight for every woman who wants to breastfeed trying to offer as much help
as possible via the Internet.  www.7ya.ru (I go there as a private person,
NOT as a LLL leader), www.mother.ru (has a very good FAQ section by a
pediatrician, Lilia Kazakova, who is very knowledgeable about
breastfeeding), www.mama.ru (it's a little hard to navigate but once you
find forums, there is a separate BF support group right there).

As far as I know, Domperidone is called by its trade name in Russia --
Motilium.  I won't be one bit surprised if you can get it without any
prescription.  You can get almost any drug there over the counter or pay a
doctor to prescribe you about anything you wish to get.

As far as literature goes, I am aware only of one decent resource in
Russian.  It is a book called "Breastfeeding and psychological
unity "mother and child" by E. M. Fateeva and Zh. V. Tsaregradskaya, 2000
The book is very good and based on WHO/UNICEF information.  Fateeva is a
pediatrician, Professor of Medicine.  She works at a research Institute of
Nutrition of Russian Academy of Science as well as consults Moscow Health
and BF support Committee (these are all my translations of titles and names
and they may be not accurate, but give some idea what she is).  Zh. V.
Tsaregradskaya is a teacher and a psychologist-perionatologist.  She is a
mother of 6 (each child was breastfed for two years).  Tsaregradskaya is,
in my opinion, the most prominent and important figure in BF support and
promotion in Russia.  She is the founder of a Public BF support
group "Mothers for breastfeeding" as well as special training courses for
public lactation consultants (a mixture of a LC and a LLL leader, they
answer phone calls for free and make home visits for a fee).
Tsaregradskaya is considered to be a hard-liner in the matters of BF.  She
strongly promotes BF for two years just like is recommended by WHO.
Indeed, many mothers who come to the parenting board nurse until their
children are two years of age (of course, this is not representative of the
whole population).  Tsaregradskaya is a fairly well-known figure in Russia
for her "fanatic" (read very good, informative) articles and public
appearances on public TV.

I hope this helps some and also sheds some light on some areas of BF
matters in Russia.

Sincerely,
Natalie Wilson
LLL of NC.

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