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Adoptive Breastfeeding

Babies are born to breastfed

Something that is become more and more common among the adopting moms of new babies is breastfeeding the newborn. Although a mother did not give birth to her new adopted baby she can still breastfeed. How can this be, through adoptive breastfeeding.

Adoptive breastfeeding happens when a mother who may have never been pregnant before induces lactation through pumping and having a baby nurse at the breast. Although the milk supply will not happen over night moms find it worth it to provide their adopted babies with mama's milk.

Breastfeeding Reading
Infant Breastfeeding
If at all possible begin pumping before your baby arrives. At first there will be no milk, you will want to start slow, pumping each breast for 5 minutes many times a day, with each day increasing amount of time that you pump. Breast milk, if only a few drops, can appear as early as 2 weeks with this method. You can find natural ways to increase your milk supply in Breastfeeding Challenges: Low Milk Supply. If you are unable to pump milk before your baby arrives and are not able to produce enough milk to fill the supplementer you can find a breast milk bank where you can purchase milk. Donating Breast Milk can offer resources for finding a breast milk bank.
Mother Breastfeeding