Pound Pup Legacy

There are many websites/articles that discuss the many benefits breastfeeding has for both mother and newborn.

It seems there is a very strong need for Amothers to share in this bonding experience.

There are almost as many myths about breastfeeding as there are about adoption.

As a result, many women who arrive at the decision to adopt following infertility not only put behind them their dreams for biological children, but also dreams they may have had of the special bonding that occurs between mother and child during breastfeeding. Others give up the hope of breastfeeding because, although they plan to adopt a baby, she won't be a newborn and may, in fact, be several months old.

According to Dr. Jack Newman, an internationally acclaimed expert on breastfeeding, and many adoptive mothers, both of these assumptions are mistaken. If an adoptive mother wants to breastfeed, even when her child is not a newborn, even if she isn't sure she can produce enough milk, chances are good she can. It just takes education and preparation.

How it Works

Experts agree that the benefit of any amount of breastmilk is beneficial to a baby, but the most important aspect of breastfeeding is the physical intimacy, the warmth, the comfort, the bonding. Some women simply put the baby to the breast and let nature take over, and others choose induced lactation designed to promote lactation before the baby arrives.

http://www.adopting.org/adoptions/adoptive-breastfeeding.html