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Hmm...interesting thread. As an adoptive breastfeeding mom I feel very lucky to have had the chance to breastfeed DS. It has been one of the best things I've ever done. That being said, I know it isn't for everyone, and I would never suggest it should be.
I also have a 14 yr old DD who breastfed for about 6 weeks, then went to formula (I was a different mom back then). She is the healthiest of all my kids.
I know another adoptive mom in a support group that I belong to who has been yelled at for not breastfeeding - that, in my opinion, is not ok! As women we should be supporting each others decisions, not tearing each other down.
I guess the pendulum has just swung the other way. When I was a baby it was thought to be "gross and indecent" to breastfeed a baby. Now that studies have shown how good it is for both mom and babe, formula is "the bad guy". I can say - it does make me mad that a few guys are out there getting rich (formula makers) off of us - when we have the ability to produce this stuff naturally!
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Mom to bio dd - age 16 - 
Mom to adopted ds - age 10 -
Waiting to adopt #3 from South Africa
December 2005 - Began Homestudy
May 2006 - Homestudy approved - 
June 2006 - Profile in South Africa
July 2006 - waiting for a referral!!!!!!
Nov 2006 - Referral - it's a boy!!!! 
Dec 27th - leave for SA! the countdown begins....
January 22nd - Home in Canada with new baby boy. 
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