Forum: Breastfeeding For The Adoptive Mom

If you decided to breastfeed the baby you adopted, did you tell the adoption agency or the birth mom beforehand? Did you breastfeed at the hospital, or wait until the adoption was final? This seems like it could be a sensitive subject for the birth mother, so I'm curious how everyone here handled...

Not sure if this is dumb or not but I'm just researching adoption, we are going to adopt but not sure if we are gonig dom or int yet. If we end up adopting domestically, I could still breastfeed, right? I would bf my bio kids if I would have had any and I really think it's the best thing. ...

I started on a medicated protocol 10 months prior to her birth. Unfortunately, I never produced more than about 2-4 oz. per day. Started out using the SNS because I was intimidated by the Lact-Aid. Once I was more comfortable we started using the Lact-Aid and that is what we use now. We use...

Hi there, I live in Massachusetts and I am not having any luck getting any Domperidone. I really want to nurse my adopted newborn. We start our home study tomorrow, so I want to get started on the protocol now. I called my gyn and she was not very helpful, though not negative either. I also...

I am just starting out with adoption research, etc. We're hoping to have our homestudy done by the end of the year and in the "pool" before the first of the year. I also plan on Bfing our baby. I've done alot of research, and thought it would be great if there were others who were in the same...

I'd love to help. :)

Can you BF a 7 month old? I have some friends adopting from Kaz and their daughter will be about 7 months when they travel to get her. Can she BF a baby that old or will the bottle be better (I am sure that is what she is used to)?? Also - when you begin - do you just start using the pump and...

I have read a lot of bad stuff about Yasmin online. There is even a "Yasmin Survivors" group message board. To induce lactation I probably need to take it for what? at least 4 months right? Any advice you can give me? Thanks. Erin

Are you still nursing Ivy? How is that going? Any photos to share? Stories to tell re: being noticed in public? Hope to see you around here soon.

I'd love to help!

I have been a member of these boards for 7 years and have in that time adopted 3 children. My youngest came to me 2 weeks ago and is now 3 months old. Is it too late to attempt to breast feed her? thanks, lisha mama to LiChai (7) , Ila Naomi (5) and Chailah Melissa (12 weeks)

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/22/china.breastfeed/index.html Very touching story. It is sad that the babies had to go to orphanages though :(

Can you please share your experiences, hints, tips regarding the actual breastfeeding? What did you do to encourage your baby to latch on? How old was your baby when you started? How did s/he respond? If you didn't have a full supply, did you use a supplementer? Would your baby nurse for...

what do you have to do to beable to breast feed when you are adopting. I never knew you could do that.

sorry to have so many questions but.... :D you bf more than once (child) right? I am wondering if i will notice any major breast changes if I've bf before? do they change everytime you start to nurse a baby or just the first time you've ever had milk come in?

This is our second adoption, did not BF # 1 because it happened so fast. I want to BF #2 and I can't decide with all the information if I should even try. Where do you purchase Lact-aid from? Where should I even look for a pump at? Thanks for the help!

Any thoughts would be very helpful! I have a biological 2 1/2 year old DD that I breastfed for 19 mo. (quit last Feb). We are currently waiting to be chosen by a Birthmom. My questions is: Do you think I will have an advantage of producing milk because my body has already before? If so do you...

Did anyone else have this problem? What did you do? I'm on the menopause protocol which says to do the bcp's & dom for 60 days before beginning to pump. Well, I started the very end of October and am due to start pumping in about a week and a half...but I've had no significant breast changes. Does...

I have decided to breast feed Jeremiah! That is the one thing I have missed about being a mom. The not getting pregnant doesn't bother me but the not breastfeeding does. So today when he was ready to eat I put him to my breast and he latched on like a pro. So I ran right out and got that...

Hello everyone. I'm guessing people must not visit this board much, but I'll see if anyone responds to this thread. I'm not having much luck with my other one. Anyway, I found this product Motherlove More Milk, it has Fenugreek, Blessed Thistle, Nettle Leaf and Fennel Seed, it's a propriety blend...

Hey all! Well, we're soon to be on our way to #2! We are having our phone conference with Angel Adoptions, Inc. on Friday and I'm wondering if anyone has any advice as to how soon I should start the protocol. I did the accelerated one when Emma was born-started in mid-July she was born the fourth...

Does anyone know? how much milk should I be making before I will be able to stop supplementing?

I am less than thrilled that to have a big supply you need to be an bcp to mimic a pregnancy and be on dom. Can breastfeeding be done without the use of these meds and if so how? I have time...I think. We are expecting a 12 month wait but I see that the early I start the better.

I am going to my gyn on Monday for a yearly pap. I am also going to talk to him about breastfeeding. I don't know if he will help me but I am really eager to see what he has to say.

Well, we are matched, and the baby will be born via c-section the week of the 16th. I started pumping 4 days ago, and am doing great! The first 2 days I saw nothing but drops. And the drops weren't even big enough to drop into the bottle. I was very disappointed. But on day 3 I pumped almost an...