Good morning all,
I was contacted yesterday by a mother who will be adopting her sisters baby (due end Sept) and wishes to breastfeed it from birth.  She has two biological children of her own (youngest is 3), both of which were breastfed for almost one year.  She describes an ample supply each time.  She also had a miscarriage at 11 weeks about 2-3 months ago.  I have started looking into induced lactation for her, and have some questions as a result of this.  Would she need to mimic a pregnancy first,ie with hormones, or would nipple stimulation +/- galactagogues be all that is necessary to stimulate milk production? Would the use of hormones ensure a full supply?  Which path do we take?
 Due to a lot of social issues, she is determined to give this baby the best start she can.  It was her partner that suggested she try and breastfeed this baby (great support).  She also has a very supportive GP who is quite curious to see this work (there's gunna be some great learning curves happening here)!  She is aware of what is going to be involved, and is sooo keen to start. 
 Can some one give me some ideas on where we should begin in this situation.  I have searched the archives, but get a lot of quite old Q & A's.  Websites have been great, but it is the question of hormones vs stimulation that I'm unclear on.
Thank you
Gillian Lang ( mother of 2 daughters, Midwife, ABA counsellor and IBCLC)
Maryborough, Queensland
Australia

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