Can I Breastfeed My Adopted Baby? - Weekend Wisdom

Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care

English - March 24, 2024 06:00 - 5 minutes - 3.72 MB - ★★★★★ - 180 ratings
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Question: I am a nurse and am very aware of the benefits of breast milk. I always imagined I would get breast milk from a milk bank if I adopted. Just recently, I read there aren’t many milk banks around, and they can have a supply issue and be very expensive. I then stumbled upon adoptive parents inducing lactation to feed their adopted baby. How common and easy is this? Is it successful? Does never being pregnant before and having small breasts have an effect?

Resources:

Breastfeeding the Adopted Child (Resource page)Creating and Cultivating Attachment (Resource page)

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