The wife did in fact have children of her own before her hysterectomy and I do believe she breastfed but am not 100% sure of that. I believe they are grown and living on their own now, very excited about the babies and 100% supportive of their mom's marriage. This topic is near and dear to my heart as a member of the LGBT community. I have worked with many lesbian couples where the non-bio mom induced lactation in order to BF the baby because bio mom couldn't lactate or they were having twins and felt it was important to have plenty of milk and not take any risks... :) I get calls and emails from lesbian women around the US looking for help from someone who will not judge them as many have run into this very sad issue. I currently have the pleasure of having several lesbian couples and a couple of single lesbian moms in my care. I am also currently working with a gay soon to be dad who has a surrogate carrying his genetic child and who discussed very openly with me the option of inducing lactation in himself any way possible in order to provide human milk for his child. He is VERY committed to this and as a human and Nurse Practioner (his words) his child deserves her birthright of human milk. His little one is due any day now and, because he found mommies to donate milk for him she has PLENTY of milk to last her quite a while and one donor who will be pumping for her indefinitely. By the way: Just call me Auntie Jaye! :) On a side note I remember years ago, 13 to be exact, working on the phone as a peer counselor with a lesbian mom who had one breast - and twins! I counseled her through pumping and trying to sustain a milk supply. I remember wishing I knew more to be able to help her. I never did meet her in person until about 4 wks ago when I set up a homeschooling park day for older homeschooled kids. This gal shows up and we start talking about what I do and she told me her story...damn small world sometimes. :) It was great to put a face to the voice on the phone - I never forgot her. We had a great reunion! Warmly, Jaye Jaye Simpson, IBCLC, CIIM Breastfeeding Network Sacramento, CA www.breastfeedingnetwork.net *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome