R.S.
Hi S.,
I am so proud of you for wanting to do this! I breastfed our adopted daughter and I wouldn't trade the experience for anything. A couple of things you need to know. First of all, you need to get on the protocol right away. It consists of a strong birth control like Yasmin once a day(not the placebo pills - you're trying to trick your body into thinking you're pregnant) and a drug called Domperidone 6x/day. I ordered mine from New Zealand under the brand name Motilium. I'm sure I can dig up the number for you if you don't find another way of getting it. It's used for a different purpose here in the U.S. so not all doctors are willing to prescribe it. Warning - not all doctors are supportive or educated about this. I just had my doc make sure that the drugs wouldn't have an ill effect on my health. I have some other health issues that I'm always concerned with. You take those meds until you're ready to start pumping then you stop the birth control, not the Domperidone. You keep taking that the whole time you breastfeed. Ideally, you need to be on the protocol for 6 months for full milk production. We didn't know about our little girl until 3 months before she was born and by the time I got all the meds another 2 weeks had passed. So I did not have full milk production but I always figured that even the little bit I could do could only help her health and our bonding. I supplemented with the Lact-Aid nursing trainer system. Here are some sites for you to check out;
http://www.lact-aid.com/uses.htm
http://adopting.adoption.com/
If you have any other questions or want to talk more please feel free to email me. Congratulations on your adoption - she'll be the greatest blessing in your life!
R.