On Sat, 10 Aug 2013 14:24:13 +0100, "Ophelia"
> wrote:



>>
>> I have a small propane burner for power out times, ironically when
>> Hurricane Juan visited and I lived out of town and lost power for ten
>> days I had to part with it to a couple along the way with new born
>> infant and no way to heat bottles. IMO that was a great case for
>> breast feeding but I held my tongue
>
> I never needed to hear a case! To me it was the natural, most nourishing
>and safest way
>
>--


Sure, tell that to adoptive parents. Maybe you can teach them.

In article >,
says...
>
> On Sat, 10 Aug 2013 14:24:13 +0100, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
>
>
>
> >>
> >> I have a small propane burner for power out times, ironically when
> >> Hurricane Juan visited and I lived out of town and lost power for ten
> >> days I had to part with it to a couple along the way with new born
> >> infant and no way to heat bottles. IMO that was a great case for
> >> breast feeding but I held my tongue
> >
> > I never needed to hear a case! To me it was the natural, most nourishing
> >and safest way
> >
> >--
>
>
> Sure, tell that to adoptive parents. Maybe you can teach them.

I'm surprised you don't know that adoptive mothers can and do
breastfeed adopted infants.

http://breast-feeding.adoption.com/

Induced lactation is not new, it's been going on for centuries.

Janet UK

Janet.

On Sat, 10 Aug 2013 19:30:58 +0100, Janet > wrote:



>> Sure, tell that to adoptive parents. Maybe you can teach them.
>
> I'm surprised you don't know that adoptive mothers can and do
>breastfeed adopted infants.
>
> http://breast-feeding.adoption.com/
>
> Induced lactation is not new, it's been going on for centuries.
>
> Janet UK
>
> Janet.

But it is not 100% either.

In article >,
says...
>
> On Sat, 10 Aug 2013 19:30:58 +0100, Janet > wrote:
>
>
>
> >> Sure, tell that to adoptive parents. Maybe you can teach them.
> >
> > I'm surprised you don't know that adoptive mothers can and do
> >breastfeed adopted infants.
> >
> > http://breast-feeding.adoption.com/
> >
> > Induced lactation is not new, it's been going on for centuries.
> >
> > Janet UK
> >
> > Janet.
>
> But it is not 100% either.

Well under 100% of birth mothers breast feed.

Janet

"Janet" > wrote in message
t...
> In article >,
> says...
>>
>> On Sat, 10 Aug 2013 19:30:58 +0100, Janet > wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> >> Sure, tell that to adoptive parents. Maybe you can teach them.
>> >
>> > I'm surprised you don't know that adoptive mothers can and do
>> >breastfeed adopted infants.
>> >
>> > http://breast-feeding.adoption.com/
>> >
>> > Induced lactation is not new, it's been going on for centuries.
>> >
>> > Janet UK
>> >
>> > Janet.
>>
>> But it is not 100% either.
>
> Well under 100% of birth mothers breast feed.



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"Janet" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> says...
>>
>> On Sat, 10 Aug 2013 14:24:13 +0100, "Ophelia"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> >>
>> >> I have a small propane burner for power out times, ironically when
>> >> Hurricane Juan visited and I lived out of town and lost power for ten
>> >> days I had to part with it to a couple along the way with new born
>> >> infant and no way to heat bottles. IMO that was a great case for
>> >> breast feeding but I held my tongue
>> >
>> > I never needed to hear a case! To me it was the natural, most
>> >nourishing
>> >and safest way
>> >
>> >--
>>
>>
>> Sure, tell that to adoptive parents. Maybe you can teach them.
>
> I'm surprised you don't know that adoptive mothers can and do
> breastfeed adopted infants.

Did you?
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On Sat, 10 Aug 2013 20:11:12 +0100, "Ophelia"
> wrote:



>> I'm surprised you don't know that adoptive mothers can and do
>> breastfeed adopted infants.
>
>Did you?
>--

Both our kids are adopted. Forty years ago though, thee was little
information available. My wife did look into it.

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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> On Sat, 10 Aug 2013 20:11:12 +0100, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
>
>
>
>>> I'm surprised you don't know that adoptive mothers can and do
>>> breastfeed adopted infants.
>>
>>Did you?
>>--
>
> Both our kids are adopted. Forty years ago though, thee was little
> information available. My wife did look into it.

I wasn't asking you dear, I was asking Janet. I suppose as time goes on
more information becomes available and medical knowledge increases. I
wonder what the success rates are.

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On Sat, 10 Aug 2013 19:30:58 +0100, Janet > wrote:

>In article >,
>says...
>>
>> On Sat, 10 Aug 2013 14:24:13 +0100, "Ophelia"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> >>
>> >> I have a small propane burner for power out times, ironically when
>> >> Hurricane Juan visited and I lived out of town and lost power for ten
>> >> days I had to part with it to a couple along the way with new born
>> >> infant and no way to heat bottles. IMO that was a great case for
>> >> breast feeding but I held my tongue
>> >
>> > I never needed to hear a case! To me it was the natural, most nourishing
>> >and safest way
>>
>> Sure, tell that to adoptive parents. Maybe you can teach them.
>
> I'm surprised you don't know that adoptive mothers can and do
>breastfeed adopted infants.
>
> http://breast-feeding.adoption.com/
>
> Induced lactation is not new, it's been going on for centuries.

'Zactly! I've heard restaurants in the UK are serving human breast
milk ice cream by the scoop... I'll have a couple of D cups!

> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 10 Aug 2013 10:02:11 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 10 Aug 2013 14:24:13 +0100, "Ophelia"
> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>>
>>>> I have a small propane burner for power out times, ironically when
>>>> Hurricane Juan visited and I lived out of town and lost power for ten
>>>> days I had to part with it to a couple along the way with new born
>>>> infant and no way to heat bottles. IMO that was a great case for
>>>> breast feeding but I held my tongue
>>>
>>> I never needed to hear a case! To me it was the natural, most
>>>nourishing
>>>and safest way
>>>
>>>--
>>
>>
>>Sure, tell that to adoptive parents. Maybe you can teach them.
>
> Well in actual fact there is a hormonal treatment that can be given if
> an adoptive mum wants to breast feed, not sure that's desirable, but
> it can be done.

Yes it can, but as you say, I wouldn't like to have that treatment.

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On Sat, 10 Aug 2013 16:00:42 -0300, wrote:

>On Sat, 10 Aug 2013 10:02:11 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 10 Aug 2013 14:24:13 +0100, "Ophelia"
> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>>
>>>> I have a small propane burner for power out times, ironically when
>>>> Hurricane Juan visited and I lived out of town and lost power for ten
>>>> days I had to part with it to a couple along the way with new born
>>>> infant and no way to heat bottles. IMO that was a great case for
>>>> breast feeding but I held my tongue
>>>
>>> I never needed to hear a case! To me it was the natural, most nourishing
>>>and safest way
>>>
>>>--
>>
>>
>>Sure, tell that to adoptive parents. Maybe you can teach them.
>
>Well in actual fact there is a hormonal treatment that can be given if
>an adoptive mum wants to breast feed, not sure that's desirable, but
>it can be done.

With hormonal treatments males can breast feed too... at one time long
long ago they probably did, that's probably why they have nipples.