By Dr. Michael Yunaev.
For a lot of new mothers, breastfeeding their baby can be incredibly rewarding because it helps to cement the bond between mother and child.
But if you have had breast surgery, you might be concerned about breastfeeding.
Unfortunately, different types of breast surgeries can affect your ability to breastfeed or make it more difficult.
So if you’ve had these types of surgeries, this is what you need to know.
I first wrote this post on April 17, 2010, after I first tried inducing lactation using breast stimulation only, and failed. The post was worth updating with all the research I’ve done and the new experience I gained over the years. 😉
Perhaps you have heard about adoptive breastfeeding.
Perhaps you’re reading about it for the first time on this blog.
“Adoptive breastfeeding” is the close nursing bond between a mother and her adopted child, a bond that donates the mother-child couple a ‘chunk’ of biological parenthood and helps build attachment and a solid sense of belonging in both the mother and the child, aiding the child’s integration within the new family, and a sense of trust in their parents.
I am a spiritual mother. Like an adoptive mother, I had no biological cord to unite me to my children, so this is what I pursue with adoptive breastfeeding. This bond.
And it’s why in induced lactation in the first place, since I have no biological kids of my own.
Pumping breast milk tips are all over the web and come in all flavors, but spiritual moms like me, who have induced lactation, have to face unique situations that might make some of those tips less viable for us.
Here I’m going to share my breast pumping tips (and psychological safety tips) for any spiritual, adoptive and special-circumstance mom out there who reads this post – as for myself, too, as a reminder of what I have to do when emotions take over.
