Trish Tipton wrote: >Would her >vitamins and such be the same as a woman who had given birth? > According to La Leche League, yes. mainly you are looking for the antibacterial properties of breatmilk, including the white blood cells etc that it contains.There is a theoretical risk of infection from the breatmilk -however given that adoptive parents tend to be tested foer everything, I would suggest the risk is minimal. Breast milk used to be used for ear infections before anti-biotics were common and I have used it for myself and DH with good results Alison > >