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Hi Caron,

 

http://www.breastfeeding.asn.au/bfinfo/adoption.html Thanks for the

link, Caron! I thought the information was interesting.

 

I'm aware of the WHO infant feeding options, but still wondering if it

takes into account the differences in breast milk from mother to

mother. For instance, should a toddler be getting breast milk " meant "

for a newborn? Is it, indeed, better than no breast milk at all? Can

it cause stomach upset and other problems if the milk is not matched

to the child's needs?

 

Reasons I probably won't be traveling the breast feeding road:

mother doesn't want to breast feed

adopting a child over the age of 1

child's instincts to breastfeed are near gone

access to breast milk is 0-?

negative stories about adoptive breastfeeding

using anything artificial (pumps, drugs, etc.) is a MAJOR turnoff

 

I guess if I found a milk bank and it was affordable, I'd consider

using it in place of formula. Right now, if faced with a child who

wants milk, I'm not sure what to do besides feed the baby fresh fruits

and vegetables. I'm disconcerted with what I've read about ALL

formulas, and there seems to be no attractive road to travel for

adoptive parents. If adoptive parents were, as a group, knowledgeable

about nutrition, there would be better alternatives. Alas, that day

hasn't come.

 

Janet

 

 

 

 

rawfood , " Caron " <carongroups wrote:

 

 

- Janet FitzGerald So, even if the

option to buy milk from other mothers was there, I'm not convinced it

is the best way to go. I tend to think my best option is to get the

best raw foods into her.

 

Hi Janet, The WHO lists infant feeding options, in order of

preference, as being:

1. mother's milk from the source (ie physical breastfeeding)

2. mother's milk from an other source (ie bottle, or otherwise

feeding expressed breastmilk)

3. donor mother's milk (ie a wet nurse, or from a milk bank, in order

of preference)

4. infant formula Depending on the child's age when she joins your

family, raw foods may be the best of your options.

 

I do remain open-minded about the topic and wish to learn much more.

However, it has been difficult to bring this topic up in the raw world

since few people are in the same situation.

There is another parent on this list with a child from China, but both

her daughter and mine are well past the breastfeeding stage.

 

Read the article I posted the link to (I forget the exact link, but if

you go to the ABA website, at www.breastfeeding.asn.au and search for

relatation, or adoptive lactation, you'll find a couple of articles),

as it has some good information on how to get it started, not all of

the methods require drugs, though as always, drugs speed up the process.

 

This is a topic I could go on and on and on about. I need to start a

list for raw adoptive parents, or something.

 

I'm happy to discuss this topic, though I haven't adopted a child, and

only birthed one so far. I think it's great that you put the effort

in to wean your daughter off the foods fed to her in the orphanage,

and get her started on some good healthy foods, it's never an easy battle!

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Janet FitzGerald

>I'm aware of the WHO infant feeding options, but still wondering if it

takes into account the differences in breast milk from mother to

mother. For instance, should a toddler be getting breast milk " meant "

for a newborn? Is it, indeed, better than no breast milk at all? Can

it cause stomach upset and other problems if the milk is not matched

to the child's needs?

 

I know a lot of mothers who have tandem fed their children - that is,

feeding a toddler or infant through pregnancy, and feeding the newborn and

the older child concurrently, though not necessarily at the same

time...though it can be done ;o) It's safe to say that ANY breastmilk is

better than ANY infant formula, beyond that, there are no definites.

(except, of course, breastmilk laced with narcotics or alcohol, or similar).

 

>Reasons I probably won't be traveling the breast feeding road:

mother doesn't want to breast feed

adopting a child over the age of 1

child's instincts to breastfeed are near gone

access to breast milk is 0-?

negative stories about adoptive breastfeeding

using anything artificial (pumps, drugs, etc.) is a MAJOR turnoff

 

As with anything your body is capable of, it is possible to do it without

any artificial anythings, it's just that the artificial aids (crutches) make

the process easier and often quicker. Yes, it's probably a difficult thing

to do, breastfeeding after a birth can have difficulties, so I can only

imagine the effort it would take to lactate without the hormones to help the

process along. I certainly won't try to convince you one way or the other

:o) I will say that an older child can learn to breastfeed (my mother

breastfed a friend's baby she was babysitting with my older brother, because

he wouldn't take the formula when she made it, and she didn't have another

lot to feed him); also that I can tell you negative stories I've heard about

any and all aspects of life, including raw foods ;o) It doesn't make the

experience a wholly negative one, it just means that that person, or those

people, had a negative experience. In any event, I hope your adoption goes

smoothly, and that whichever method of feeding you choose only adds to the

harmony of your home, and the health of your family.

 

>I guess if I found a milk bank and it was affordable, I'd consider

using it in place of formula. Right now, if faced with a child who

wants milk, I'm not sure what to do besides feed the baby fresh fruits

and vegetables. I'm disconcerted with what I've read about ALL

formulas, and there seems to be no attractive road to travel for

adoptive parents. If adoptive parents were, as a group, knowledgeable

about nutrition, there would be better alternatives. Alas, that day

hasn't come.

 

I hope that day does come, and soon. All parents could do with some better

education about infant and child nutrition. Re milk, there's always the

option of nut milks (I've heard of almond milk, and hemp milk, and can find

out methods of making them if you need), or you could water down a smoothie,

if it came to that (you may need to strain it to get it though a bottle

teat). Again, I think any method of feeding fruit and veges is better than

any formula. Even the congee is better than formula (it's basically rice

milk, with other juices or pureed foods added in as the baby gets older,

giving it more texture). I'd love to hear how you go with the adoption, and

the feeding of your new child :o)

 

Caron

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