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Did you tell the bmom?
My DH and I are researching agencies and plan to start the adoption process (domestic) in the next year or so. I have every intention of breastfeeding our baby. However, I've heard that often times the concept of the aparent breastfeeding isn't always accepted by the bmom. Did you tell your bmom that you intended to breastfeed? How did she react?
Breastfeeding my baby is of extreme importance to me, but I'm not sure how we go about disclosing our intentions to do so? If we tell her during the early matching stages, I'm afraid that will be something that might scare her off. But, I don't want to wait until we're at the hospital and I request to breastfeed, because I don't want her to feel as if we're hiding something. I've even wondered if we should specify an adoption that is more "closed" than "open", so there is less of a concern. I'd love some advice on how everyone here handled that situation. Thanks!
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