Share your story - Adoptive Breastfeeding

[pepper]

Calling all past and current adoptive breastfeeders!

Share your story - where did you learn of adoptive breastfeeding?

What/Who helped you?

Did you use medications? Herbs?

Was/Is your care provider/baby's care provider supportive?

[pugslysmom]

i am considering getting started. i was encouraged by my dr. she is a strong advocate of bf. she has gotten several of her patients to bf and feels like i could /would be a good canidate. i am definetly interested. always wanted to bf if i had my on biological babies. think we are going to do the dom, pumping and other herbs. to get started. we adopted my dd in 2006 but didn't have enought notice, or information, to get started in time for her. we'll see how this goes!!

[pepper]

Check out asklenore.com - that website helped me tremendously! Good Luck!!

[Homeschool-mom]

Three years ago we brought home our son, who was only a few days old. I had adopted his older brother a few years earlier, and I suspected this precious angel was lactose intolerant as well.

I met with a La Leche League consultant and was able to get a Medala supplementer. Using the supplementer, I fed my son raw goat's milk. Within a few days, my son had a greenish stool, evidence that I was producing colostrum. But my son was gulping his formula - the Medela supplementer was giving the milk to him too fast.

Then I switched to a Lact-aid supplementer, and it worked much better. My breasts got really sore; I could tell a difference immediately. A friend recommended I take Fenugreek, and I do believe it helped increase my flow of milk, but I never got off the supplementer for fear my son wouldn't get enough nutrition. He thrived on the combination of raw goat's milk and my own milk.

I developed an incredibly strong bond with my son, far stronger than with any of my other adopted children. Today, he is a sweet, loving and happy little boy.

I wouldn't trade my experience for anything!

Sue
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