Lactnetters,
    There has been lots of discussion about adoptive nursing, but this is
sort of a reverse situation.  I have had a request for pros and cons of
breastfeeding a newborn by the birth mother prior to the baby being given
up for adoption.  There is also the issue of engorgement, comparable, I
suppose, to a woman choosing not to bf or to wean after a short time of
bf.  The request is from a midwife.  The baby is due in a week or so, and
the woman has not absolutely decided on her course of action.  I have had a
couple of experiences with such a situation; one birth mother decided to
keep her baby and the other chose adoption.

     Any experience and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks
in advance, and please let me know if I can share the posts with the midwife.

Sara Reuning, MS, IBCLC

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