Good on you Kate you are a hero and if you were my sister and you offered me
milk I would knock you over with the hug!
The way I have approached breastfeeding with close rellies is to give them
something...usually a membership to the Australian BF Assoc and a bf class.
The already know what I think about breastfeeding but going to a class gives
someone else the job of giving them the info that they might not accept from
me. And it's worked. All SILs I've done this with have breastfed their
children for years (one is now an ABA counsellor).

There is a stack on info on the net and adoptive breastfeeding support
groups she can link up with if she wants so passing on these details may be
helpful. As to what you might give her...the new ABA booklet on Relactation
and Adoptive Breastfeeding contains lots of info and stories from mums who
have adopted from China. The booklet along with a note of your offer and
list of resources might do the job.

Karleen Gribble
Australia



> anyway- I wonder how to approach a mom who will be
> adopting an 11 mo from  China next month about
> breastfeeding.  This would be *so* easy if it were
> someone I didn't know well, but it's my older sister.
> My eldest gave birth and didn't breastfeed, my mom
> didn't breastfeed- I can only assume my sister has
> fertility issues, but we arent' close so I don't know.
>    I worry that I'll just squick her out if I'm too
> direct- but I feel I need to put the option out there
> for her.  I'm even willing to start pumping again for
> my niece, as limited in volume as that might be.  (and
> heaven knows, after all the patents from breastmilk
> components, I *prefer* the idea of donating
> privately.)
>
> If anyone is near Nacogdoces, Texas or Atchison,
> Kansas- maybe I could line up some in-person support
> for my sisiter.

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