C2 -Sunday News, August 31, 1980

LA JOLLA, Calif. (UPI) -
Lanie Carter is somewhat of
an authority on grand-
children. She’s had 6,000 of
them.

Mrs. Carter a youngish-
looking 52-year-old, makes a
career out of serving in loco
grand-parentis. Her job is to
help new parents care for
their babies both before and
after the child is born.

In ‘between time, she
evangelizes the glories of
grandparenthood.

Her employer, Scripps
Memonial Hospital, bills her
as the “nation’s first and only
professional grandmother”.

“The parents of today are —
more educated and read’

many books about child
care,” she said, “But many
haven't even held a baby and
don’t know how to change
it.”

“Most of the parents don't
have mothers and fathers in
the area to guide them in the
child-rearing so I fill the
role.

“I've had more than 6,000
grandchildren since I began
working at the hospital and
I'm on call 24 hours a day for
the parents after they've
taken their babies home,”
she said.

Mrs. Carter says she is
often awakened by a
telephone call in the early
morning hours, especially by
fathers who can’t cope when
their offspring begins to cry,
which often is followed by
tears from the mother.

“The main thing is to give
them a lot of reassurance the
baby’s crying is eventually
going to stop. Just so they
know -there’s an end to that
long ‘dark tunnel,” Mrs.
Carter said. _

One mother called late
one night complaining that
her baby had been extremely
fussy. Mrs. Carter asked if

she tried to give him ‘a .

pacifier.

“No,” the mother said,
“the pediatrician told me ‘no
solids’!” Mrs. Carter’s formal

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Family Care Coordinator”.
The job is unique because all
of the hospital's 20
pediatricians have given her
carte blanche to counsel new
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