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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are almost finished with our home study (yay!) and would appreciate any advice from other adoptive parents.

Anyone have experience with comfort nursing (also have seen it called dry nursing) an adopted newborn? For personal medical reasons I am not comfortable with taking hormones for lactation, but am interested in experiences with comfort nursing. From what I have read, others used it in the evening before bed after a bottle or when baby is fussy and not necessarily hungry (hoping to avoid frustration on baby's end of nursing without receiving food if baby is hungry) and to use it as a bonding tool (we are planning on skin-to-skin as well).

Also would appreciate recommendations for newborn parenting classes. Has anyone found one geared towards adoptive parents?

Thanks in advance! [/quote]

Yes, I am an adoptive parent and breasted. I did not take hormones but did take a med that is commonly prescribed plus herbs.
And I used an SNS at every single feeding. It took about 3 months of doing this before I produced milk.
Just trying to latch and nurse without "reward" might end up being more stressful for both you and your baby. I suggest consulting a lactation specialist as well.

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