Heather (and all),

I worked with a family who was trying the  "foster to adopt" program with the 
hopes of adopting a newborn (and  breastfeeding). The state was primarily 
worried about transmission of  infection (to either member of the bfing dyad) 
and, almost as an  afterthought, due to the possibility of baby going back to 
custody of  bio mother. It did seem that deep down there was a bit of an ick 
factor. The family I worked with had  experienced the death of a neonate and I 
wonder if the request to  breastfeed the adopted baby was  assumed to be a sign 
of lack of closure. Regardless, there was no very  little chance to discuss the 
state's  reasons. It was a rule that was  absolutely not to be broken.

The family did not broach the topic of obtaining donor milk and ultimately 
decided against adopting from the state. 


I'm  no lawyer, but I think it would take us moving heaven and earth to make  
changes in policies like this. Maybe after we've changed the culture,  
implemented the WHO Code, etc?

Cassidy  LLL, IBCLC
recently moved from Arkansas to central Oklahoma, USA


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There's certainly no other logical, rational, explanation that stands 
up to scrutiny. In fact, what are the official objections?

Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc, tutor, UK



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