2006-06-28 06:55:27 · 26 answers · asked by mckenzie c 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
yes, if you are his/her foster mom.
2006-06-28 06:59:31 · answer #1 · answered by cstoa10 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably NOT!! Better ask his caseworker.
For one thing, breastmilk is a living liquid that can pass certain diseases, so the milk would need to pass medical inspection (mothers who donate to milk banks must do this).
Also, a breastfed baby usually bonds very closely with the woman and can refuse to take bottles; this child could be removed (to another home or birth family), so why risk making him/her upset later?!
Keep everything official and above-board, or the child will be taken away.
2006-06-29 00:46:43 · answer #2 · answered by LadyE 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO! I don't agree with that sorry. If your pregnant then you produce milk for the child you are carrying. I can't see how a foster mother would have milk to give and it would just be wrong anyway!
2006-06-28 14:00:05 · answer #3 · answered by Sparkle 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If this is positively going to be a long term (more than a year) placement, then 'yes'.
If you aren't sure you can give the child at least that long, I don't think it's wise emotionally for the child to form that bond only to have it broken abruptly when the child must go back to his/her parents or another more permanent home.
2006-06-28 14:02:24 · answer #4 · answered by Kay P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep. They even have "Milk Banks" where lactacting women take their unused milk for other women to use. It's healthy and safe, as long as you're d/d free of course.
What a wonderful thing to be a foster mother!
2006-06-28 14:01:34 · answer #5 · answered by Whitney 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How in the world are you going to breastfeed a FOSTER child so my answer would be no
2006-06-28 14:41:06 · answer #6 · answered by Rebekah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first of all, how do you got breast milk? did you just have a baby? and if so, what makes you think you can breast feed two baby's? when i was nursing my child, i felt tired and thirsty all the time. i think you're just tryin to be funny and this sh*t ain't cute.
2006-06-28 15:33:05 · answer #7 · answered by shakethecookies 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely, and some women are even able to train their body to lactate when they have not been pregnant recently so they can breastfeed foster children or adopted children.
2006-06-28 14:02:48 · answer #8 · answered by Call me AL 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the child is not yours, I would not do it because the child might get adopted by another family and have a preference for the taste of your breastmilk.
2006-06-28 14:00:46 · answer #9 · answered by coffeekisses 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. It is very Honorable of you, and the baby will benefit from the milk.
If you have any questions, find a social worker from your state that you trust, and tell him/her what your concerns are, and I bet that person will find the absolute answer for you. A female ifs probably your best bet.
Good Luck.
2006-06-28 14:00:42 · answer #10 · answered by Fitchurg Girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes breast milk is very healthy for the baby..i would just make sure that you know when tob stop..ya know before they get too old ..but yes it is fine...an bless you for takin an carin for foster children
2006-06-28 16:53:50 · answer #11 · answered by samantha1989 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋