Can anyone help me find a LLL leader or IBCLC, or just any person knowledgeable about breastfeeding who speaks Japanese?
My sister's best friend just had a baby and has some questions, and would like some support. She does speak English, but it is limited, and I think having someone to talk to in her own language would be a great help to her.
Edited to add: My sister does not speak Japanese (other than a few words she's picked up), so she cannot really translate. She also has never had children, so she doesn't have any bfing experience to demonstrate.
If anyone knows someone who might be able to help (via phone and/or email) please post or PM me with information!
I would really appreciate it!
Forgot to mention that I already sent her a link to lllljapan.com, and I hope she'll find some help there.
But she lives in the US, so I'm really looking for someone here that she can call (so that she doesn't have to pay for an international call) and talk to.
I have a Japanese friend in the area; let me call her and ask her if it's OK if this woman calls her. She nursed her son until he was about 2, I think.
http://world.altavista.com/
lets you translate sites from one language to another. I think your other resources will be better, but from what I've seen in translating things from Japanese to English, your friend might find the English to Japanese translation of Kellymom.com quite funny and maybe even helpful.
There is a Japanese LLL group in my area! I am sure if you call them they will be able to give out lots of good information to your friend:
Torrance -South Bay Milky Way
Fourth Wednesday of the month, 10 a.m. in the Health Classrooms at Torrance Memorial Medical Center, 23868 Hawthorne Blvd. #100. Monthly discussion meetings conducted in Japanese language only.
Please call (310) 782-1026.
Thanks so much, everyone! I have passed on quite a bit of info, and was able to find several LLL leaders who speak japanese. She has all the info--nw it's up to her what she does with it!
I think the reality of the demands of a newborn are hitting her a bit harshly, and without family or many close friends (other than my sister) she is simplyexhaused and worn out. My sis is a bit concerned that she's simply not nursing the baby often enough, but since she has no children of her own, thus no experience, she is hesitant to give advice.
Just today they took the baby fo a checkup and the baby had lost more weight than the doctor liked to see. Since she was just over 5 lbs at birth, it was particularly troubling to see that much loss.
I;m sure you all can guess what the doctor recommended--supplementing with formula, which will lead to decreased supply and eventual failure altogether! At least, that's what I expected my sis to tell me...
Thankfully, I was wrong!! The doctor toldher simply--and insistently--that she needs to get that baby to the breast more often! At least every two hours!
I was so surprised, and thankful, to hear that she is getting just the right medical advice and encouragement! I really feel hopeful for her now, if she will just listen and contact the LLL leaders I've told her about, i think she will be fine! I sure hope so!
Anyway, thanks again! One thing I told my sister (who was amazed at how much info/contacts I was able to come up with so quickly) is that nursing mothers are the most generous and selfless of all people in the world--always willing to offer advice, encouragement, and support. And anything else they can offer to a new or frustrated mom!
Wow! I can't believe her doctor didn't suggest formula. I've seen that happen so many times. I hope it goes well for your friend. Before long, she'll be past those difficult first weeks.
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