tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post1856837457035759173..comments2024-03-16T14:18:11.330-04:00Comments on peaceful parenting: My Adoptive Breastfeeding JourneyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-72392793578412769702013-08-20T21:04:03.915-04:002013-08-20T21:04:03.915-04:00Beautiful....absolutely, brilliantly and lovingly ...Beautiful....absolutely, brilliantly and lovingly beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing this story. I have found a wonderful network of mom's who are doing the same. If I were to adopt an infant, I would do the same. Thank you for your honesty and leading the way...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-89981581708466505362012-02-03T13:18:59.494-05:002012-02-03T13:18:59.494-05:00your story brought tears to my eye. i too am a mom...your story brought tears to my eye. i too am a mom that is breastfeeding an adopted child.... had 3 kids all breastfed and then adopted one and it seem odd not to breastfed her also. i have been able to breastfeed her from the day she was born. birth mom gave me permission in the hospital to care and nurse her... we had our own room and most of the nurses were very encouraging, one told me SevenMapleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06993490424054566413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-64421489863785122202012-01-20T00:39:13.145-05:002012-01-20T00:39:13.145-05:00What a beautiful and inspiring story! Thanks for s...What a beautiful and inspiring story! Thanks for sharing and giving your babies the best in life,and what life has to offer them with a wonderful mom like you!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-38873350795652118112012-01-16T08:54:02.741-05:002012-01-16T08:54:02.741-05:00Thank you so much! I am in the process of waiting...Thank you so much! I am in the process of waiting to adopt an infant and plan to breastfeed. I am fortunate that our agency is supportive of this, even though they have never had an adoptive mom breastfeed before. I'm also a nurse and hope that my journey through breastfeeding will inspire others with the agency to breastfeed as well. Thank you so much for helping to "normalize"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-82629184200756622842012-01-16T00:35:28.343-05:002012-01-16T00:35:28.343-05:00You are a one of a kind, i have never heard anythi...You are a one of a kind, i have never heard anything like that! God bless you, you are an angel!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-86194422275143635892012-01-15T08:49:26.346-05:002012-01-15T08:49:26.346-05:00this is an amazing story! how lucky this little gi...this is an amazing story! how lucky this little girl is to have such a dedicated mother! i only wish every adopted baby would have such great parents. thank you for sharing! wonderful!Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11461876636378715139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-19762482205477227072011-08-08T00:18:19.309-04:002011-08-08T00:18:19.309-04:00I love hearing stories like this! Not many people ...I love hearing stories like this! Not many people know that you can induce lactation - or that the same protocols can help biomoms who have issues with their supply. I'm in month 14 of nursing my adopted DD, and it has been the best parenting decision I have made so far. Thanks to very generous milk donors and a Lact-aid, DD was EBF from birth on! Thanks for sharing this fantastic article. Kiranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-72746379338924798712011-07-28T08:20:06.714-04:002011-07-28T08:20:06.714-04:00Congratulations for all your effort. You are uniqu...Congratulations for all your effort. You are unique!!! Thanks for sharing with us your beautiful storyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-58212519838641664452011-07-17T14:25:42.463-04:002011-07-17T14:25:42.463-04:00Stephanie from Maine, it is not necessary to use m...Stephanie from Maine, it is not necessary to use medications. Domperidone is usually helpful and sometimes extremely helpful at increasing milk supply, but I never had access to it. I usually didn't have a chance to prepare in advance, either. I just started feeding at the breast with the Lact-Aid when I got them home. It was only a few days before there were drops of milk and then it noelanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06459339092491148181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-87606945623111871982011-05-21T15:22:54.920-04:002011-05-21T15:22:54.920-04:00Beautiful story I shared in on Facebook. She is pe...Beautiful story I shared in on Facebook. She is perfect and thriving, thank you for your commitment to her. I am a proud breastfeeding mama too 16 months and beyond!!!Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06596522969208852550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-45080900440757499902011-05-21T00:50:48.859-04:002011-05-21T00:50:48.859-04:00This brought tears to my eyes. If ever a little pe...This brought tears to my eyes. If ever a little person needed not just food but a warm loving grown up to hold her close, it's this little girl. Thank god you found each other.Martha Ann Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297031232540573009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-9148219798909071222011-05-20T23:28:52.085-04:002011-05-20T23:28:52.085-04:00This is amazing! You are an inspiration to mothers...This is amazing! You are an inspiration to mothers, dedicated and full of love for your daughter. I think, though, that if you had told people what you were planning to do in the NICU, you would have been pleasantly surprised by the supportive responses. In our NICU, we've had a few adoptive mothers breastfeed and it's completely supported by the medical community (except by some, who mayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-73865970517696051932011-05-20T13:37:06.227-04:002011-05-20T13:37:06.227-04:00I'm 28 and adopting my teenage sister's ba...I'm 28 and adopting my teenage sister's baby --- we're about 18 weeks pregnant right now. When I decided to adopt, while completely excited and thrilled about becoming a mother, I also knew I would be missing out on something very important that, until now, I only thought birth mothers got to experience; that unique bond between mother and child that is established through the joy of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-707275125053511392011-04-03T16:50:50.467-04:002011-04-03T16:50:50.467-04:00A beautiful story about another baby who had every...A beautiful story about another baby who had everything going against her but blossomed at her adoptive mother's breast! Two of my six adopted children came to me with very serious problems that made it so that everyone else who was offered the chance to adopt them had refused. My experience with the first of them, Thomas, was quite similar to yours with Olivia. Thomas didn't wean, Darillyn Starrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-15204358407809939672011-02-21T01:53:29.632-05:002011-02-21T01:53:29.632-05:00A friend of mine posted this on Facebook. I too h...A friend of mine posted this on Facebook. I too have been unable to have more children due to medical reasons. However, I desperately want to foster parent. I have had so many questions about how appropriate it is to breastfeed someone else's child and whatnot. I have also wondered whether I still would be able to breastfeed since my youngest is almost 8. I had heard of this hormone to dreamchaser77https://www.blogger.com/profile/09694358841417476443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-26699135730225655082011-02-21T01:48:54.421-05:002011-02-21T01:48:54.421-05:00A friend of mine posted this on Facebook. Thank y...A friend of mine posted this on Facebook. Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I have also, for health reasons, been unable to have more children. I have three now, but I desperately want to be a foster mom. I have had questions about the appropriateness of breastfeeding foster babies, and have wondered if I still might be able to (my youngest is 7) Thank you, thank you for the dreamchaser77https://www.blogger.com/profile/09694358841417476443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-10464980146152199122011-02-07T11:43:35.429-05:002011-02-07T11:43:35.429-05:00What a beautiful and inspiring Mentor you are. If...What a beautiful and inspiring Mentor you are. If you would like a hand clearing the Domperidone out of your system (and your gorgeous babe's) post lactation using safe, natural homeopathics, I'd be more than happy to assist you. Warmest, Allyson (Dr. of Natural Medicine)Arcanum Wholistic Clinichttp://www.arcanum.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-13239481090676725842011-01-29T20:17:45.015-05:002011-01-29T20:17:45.015-05:00What an inspiring story. I wish I could give it to...What an inspiring story. I wish I could give it to every person who gave up breastfeeding because it was "too hard"! You are truly an angel sent to this little girl who started her life with the odds stacked against her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-89513378623775215362011-01-11T22:33:29.269-05:002011-01-11T22:33:29.269-05:00this is so amazing and lovely, your daughter is be...this is so amazing and lovely, your daughter is beautiful and you are are AWESOME!!!!!violinwidowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09653092300943017358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-17332436472774830342011-01-11T11:23:19.936-05:002011-01-11T11:23:19.936-05:00What a beautiful story, pictures & little girl...What a beautiful story, pictures & little girl. Thank you for sharing!!!!!Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06034133152497487899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-74183192588448365682011-01-11T09:09:56.277-05:002011-01-11T09:09:56.277-05:00As an adopted child myself and now breastfeeding m...As an adopted child myself and now breastfeeding my second son, thank you so much for sharing your story, and for being so generous. Not only adopting a child, but also bf her. Hope more people would be like you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-74240644040164933372011-01-11T05:27:58.683-05:002011-01-11T05:27:58.683-05:00oh what a wonderful story :) made me cry. beautif...oh what a wonderful story :) made me cry. beautiful.Imogen (alternative-mama.com)http://www.alternative-mama.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-19854787847102296592010-11-28T00:16:11.453-05:002010-11-28T00:16:11.453-05:00Hello! We are right where you were. I have had t...Hello! We are right where you were. I have had three biological children and we are in teh process of trying to adopt a newborn as well. i strongly want to nurse this little one too. I nursed my three previous children, so i am praying that the social worker will be agreeable to teh matter. Reading your story gives me hope. :) Thank you fro posting it! i would love some tips on using a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-75268007922919661662010-10-29T22:24:42.226-04:002010-10-29T22:24:42.226-04:00What a wonderful story, the picture her latched on...What a wonderful story, the picture her latched on brings back so many memories for me. What a beautiful little girl you have :)Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964282196898709053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-15225878970046262362010-10-28T19:34:13.838-04:002010-10-28T19:34:13.838-04:00Thank you so much for this story! I can see myself...Thank you so much for this story! I can see myself in her shoes some day. I have a son, and I want to try for another, although with my health I may only get one more pregnancy. If I have another boy, we will want to adopt a girl (we may well want to adopt, anyway, either gender).<br /><br />I very much want to breastfeed all my children, and I tried to find info on relactation, should I need to Lisa Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00110779167509779880noreply@blogger.com