Adoption and Breastfeeding

Much to many people’s surprise, breastfeeding a child that was adopted is not only an option, more and more women are choosing adoptive breastfeeding as a way to promote bonding and to have the shared experience with their baby. Here, three members of our adoption forums share their experiences about breastfeeding after adopting their child. Feel free to share your experience in a comment. 1) After breastfeeding our...

Breastfeeding When You Adopt

Induced Lactation-Adoptive Breastfeeding by Kay Green I have the wonderful privilege of breastfeeding my adopted daughter Haley. We began this journey when she was 18 hours old. It is a day I will always remember looking into the eyes of this precious angel as her birth mom sat there and watched us. She later told a social worker that it helped her so much to see Haley and I bond at that moment. When we began that day I was...