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I'm so glad the idea of breastfeeding makes you so happy!
The first place to start is with your doctor. If he doens't know anything about adoptive breastfeeding, he should have others who do. La Leche League is pretty good about helping adoptive moms, too. (But remember, everything is run by humans, so if you meet a single ignorant or rude person, it doesn't mean the end of everything, just go on to the next person.)
To answer your specific questions:
Yes, some people take medications or herbs to stimulate milk development.
Yes, some people just start pumping and eventually get milk.
Yes, some people use a supplimental feeding system if they produce too little milk to satisfy the baby's hunger. It often consists of a tiny, narrow tube from the milk supply that runs right beside the mom's nipple, so baby gets milk from mom and the tube at the same time.
You can see there are several options, which is why research can get a bit confusing. They are ALL possible, you'll just have to keep researching and trying things, and figuring out which one works best for you (and eventually for the baby).
Good luck!
(And BTW, baby would need you even if you didn't breastfeed at all. You really think DAD is going to get up at 2 AM to change a diaper? LOL! Maybe yours is special, but somehow all the MOMs I know ended up with that job.)
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