Feeding Adopted Newborn

[Guest guest]

Hello--It's been a couple years since I've been here, but it's good

to be back. We recently found out we will be adopting a newborn in

a couple weeks (about 5/16). I have many questions about feeding a

newborn, and could not figure out how to search the archives for

this info, and I'm sure it's all in there somewhere. I

have 'Nourishing Traditions' and have read through the homemade

infant formula and feel very overwhelmed with it.

1. It is a 2 hour round trip for me to get my 'real milk'. I don't

want to try and culture store milk. Is this formula realistic for

me? Can the milk be frozen and defrosted without acting funny?

2. Isn't there ANY healthy baby formula out there that is

reccommended? We have very little time to prepare for this baby and

we are trying simplify life, not make it more difficult and

stressful at this time.

3. Does a baby like the taste of the homemade formula? What have

your experiences been with it, pros and cons.

4. What happens when a baby switches from commercial formula to the

homemade formula, as may happen in our case. Do they accept it or

reject it.

5. Is homemade more or less expensive than other formulas?

6. How much does a baby drink a day--the recipe makes 32 ounces, is

that for one day, or 3 days?

Any help, insight or advice on making this EASY will be greatly

appreciated! That might sound selfish, but this is one of a million

things that we need to work out in the next couple weeks regarding

the baby.

Thanks!

Cheryl