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Posted By: hollyl Induced Lactation in my News Story - 11/18/06 07:15 PM
I don't know if any of you know of my current situation with our adoption "consultant", but Good Morning America touched on the fact that I had induced lactation... and Inside Edition is very interested in that aspect, as well.

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=2664074
Posted By: Lenore Re: Induced Lactation in my News Story - 11/19/06 07:38 AM
Yes, I saw the clip. How awful for you and the other parents!

I am happy to hear of the interest in induced lactation. Thank you for letting them know.

Regarding your stored breastmilk, did you know you can give it to your children to help boost their immune systems? You might want to mix it half and half with the milk they currently drink at first and then gradually increase the amount of breastmilk.

Best,
Posted By: mommy2three Re: Induced Lactation in my News Story - 11/30/06 05:43 AM
Hello!

I too was dealing with your same consultant. I induced lactation for twins, a boy and a girl. After similiar experiences as you all had, I decided adoption wouldn't be for us. We have a very limited budget, and were told many things, and were so excited about the twins. And the twins were going to work out because my husband had a small employer adoption benefit, which would be doubled, so we had $5000 coming from that to help cover the costs, so there would only be 4000 more needed in total, which we could do. And then of course with the doubled tax credit, we were so excited that everything was going to work out financially and on top of that we were getting double the blessing of having two more children!! Of course, that never worked out. After a few months of prayer and thought, and other family issues (my mom is battling cancer), we decided that adoption is just not in the plan for us at least in the foreseable future. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> I believe I have sold off the last of my supplies, I still have several hundred ounces of milk in the freezer that I am trying to decide what to do with. I have carseats and clothes and other items for twins that never came. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

I know I'm not inducing lactation anymore, but I still lurk here occasionally. I hope one day that we can adopt. I just don't know how to get past the financial barriers, and I really thought that consultant had answered our prayers.
Posted By: Lalle Re: Induced Lactation in my News Story - 11/30/06 02:36 PM
mommy2three I hope you are taking legal action. That is just terrible that this has happened to so many. I am so sorry you had to go through this.
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