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A friend of mine asked me to take Guardianship and possible adopt her unborn child as she was unable to care for him. She and I wanted me to nurse him. I nursed my 4 bio children for 1 to 2 years each and we wanted to give that same health benefits to this baby. While at the hospital I talked to one of the nurses about adoptive nursing and when asked to feed the baby I started nursing him with the birth mothers consent. The hospital nursing staff told me I could not do that and forbid the mother from signing the Guardianship papers. They called Social Services and they took custody of the baby since the mother was homeless and did not have a safe place to go with baby. I was suppose to be the safe place for baby. I am a foster parent for another county. Now this baby is bottle feed and in foster care without permanency because of the hospitals and social services view on breastfeeding. Dose anyone know of any legal help for us in the state of North Dakota on this issue. The whole reason the baby is in care is because I planned to adoptive nurse the baby we had a lawyer do all the guardianship paperwork and everything so everything was legal. I just dont have the money to go into court and fight this at $300 an hour and my attorney wanting a $$$$$ retainer. The hospital just thought it strange that I wanted to nurse a child not born to me. I strongly support nursing and the health benefits to both mother and child. I am confused and hurt as to why this child was taken into state care because I wanted to nurse this baby. All forms were for legal guardianship and adoption if mother choose that option. The Birth Mother was in agreement so why did the hospital and social services have an issue.
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Oh gosh, that is just horrible! I am sure that they do not have the legal right to do that. They have hurt the birth mom, you, and the baby, most of all, with their judgmental ignorant idiocy! Have you tried calling La Leche League? I know that they have gotten involved in legal issues, quite often. Frequently, it is a nursing in public situation, or something to do with a custody battle concerning a breastfed child, or with a mother being called to jury duty, etc.. I don't know if they would have dealt with a specific situation like yours, but I am sure they would agree that what was done was horribly wrong and be willing to help where they could. [url=http://www.llli.org/]LLLI | Home[/url]
Another possibility is the American Adoption Congress. They are more on the side of birth mothers, and I am sure they would at least agree that the right of the birth mother to decide who cares for her child was worth fighting for. They have state representatives. Unfortunately, the North Dakota spot is vacant, as of whenever they updated their website, but I'm sure there are others who would be willing to help. [url=http://www.americanadoptioncongress.org/state_reps.php]AAC - State Representatives[/url]
If I think of anything else, I will let you know. Good Luck!
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