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I am adopting a newborn baby. How can I breastfeed him?

You mentioned that you're going to adopt a baby in a month or so, and I'm so excited for you and your family. That's great news, and I hope everything goes well with it. Now you're thinking ahead, and you're wanting to breastfeed this baby, and you have nursed 3 biological children of you're own in the past. In order to induce lactation, it takes time and effort, and for women who have enough time, sometimes lactation can be induced by hormone therapy. There's a complex interaction between 3 hormones during pregnancy - progesterone, estrogen, and prolactin, and this all helps to stimulate milk production after the baby is born. At delivery, estrogen and progesterone levels fall, and prolactin is left, and this now becomes the dominant hormone, and this helps to make breastfeeding and nursing possible. So again, if you are able and you have enough time, the doctor might prescribe hormone therapy to you to mimic the effects of what this would do to your body if you were pregnant. It also takes stimulation. So in addition to hormone therapy, you need to start pumping with a hospital grade pump every 3 to 4 hours in the months leading up to delivery. Usually it's recommended that you start 1 to 2 months before the baby is going to be born, and then as you get closer to that delivery date, you should start pumping more frequently, like every 2 to 3 hours. If you haven't had the opportunity to do hormone therapy, know that there are other medications that can induce lactation, and it would be best to talk with your doctor. They can discuss your situation with you, and see if it's possible, and if you have enough time, and work with you, and hopefully help you to succeed at the goal of breastfeeding the baby you are going to adopt. At the end of it all, if you're not able to re-lactate, I want you to remember that it's okay, that formula can also meet your baby's needs. The most important thing is that your baby is happy, healthy, and growing well. And if you ever have concerns about your baby eating enough, or if you have more concerns about re-lactation or formula types, talk with your pediatrician. And if you have any other questions for me in the future, feel free to ask them on our Facebook page at   / intermountainmoms  , and recommend us to your friends and family too.