Comments on: Donating Breastmilk

By: gold bullion

gold bullion — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 01:09:55 +0000

Thank you so much for providing this information with us.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:48:00 +0000

As a recipient for my last two babies I can’t tell you how GREATFUL I am for the mamas who have donated to my babies. These babies get to grow up healthy and strong and without the additives of fake food (formula) all because of some unselfish mamas. It truly brings tears to my eyes because I cried and cried when I found out I don’t produce enough due to a surgery years ago and I was SOOOOO Greatful for this opportunity.
All I can say is THANK YOU mamas for a gift that truly lasts a lifetime. Brings sooooo much gratitude to my heart.

By: JudiAU

JudiAU — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:28:20 +0000

Most Milk Banks provide free shipping provided you can supply a certain amount. I donated to Mother’s Milk Bank in San Jose. They shipped me a cooler to use. Great program.

By: Cate Nelson

Cate Nelson — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 12:36:51 +0000

The beauty of MilkShare is that it’s 1) free. I mean, besides shipping. And you wouldn’t believe how creative these ladies are when it comes to shipping! Others do regional, so as not to deal with the hassle. 2) I learn so much about increasing my milk supply from the digest. 3) As opposed to breastmilk banks, it’s not anonymous. That also might be hard for some people, but most interactions are just peachy. Donors are giving, recipient families are quite grateful. It’s a cool system.
I hope to be able to donate again soon. If my little teether lets up a bit!

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:41:04 +0000

When my son was an infant 10 years ago, I was a grad student and had to pump for his dad to feed him when I had class. I was, to put it lightly, a good producer, and we had quite an impressive stash.

I often wished there was a milk bank that I could have donated to, but there wasn’t.

Now I have a friend across the country who was unable to breastfeed her third baby — tried everything, had no major problems with the first two, but it just didn’t happen. She even tried relactating. If I still lived nearby her, I’d gladly give her my own milk if I could.

By: jenn

jenn — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:34:01 +0000

There are something like only 9 hospital based milk banks in the US – most of them will help you out with the logistics of shipping frozen milk, although they may request that you commit to donating a certain amount in order for them to recoup their expenses. I’m lucky enough to live near one and could make monthly drop-offs.

I donated until my son was a year, at which point they cut me off. I plan to with my second as well.

By: Jennifer Lance

Jennifer Lance — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 01:42:44 +0000

After my son had open heart surgery at four months of age, the doctors suspected he had chylothorax, which meant no breastmilk for six weeks. As I pumped round the clock, it pained me to just pour this milk down the sink drain. The hospital had no milk donation program nor the facility to let me freeze this much milk. In the end, he passed the “breastmilk” challenge and was back on the boob after a few days, but I think every hospital should have a breastmilk bank.