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We are the World
World Breastfeeding Week is almost here and the excitement is building. Events and celebrations are being held across our communities, so look out for a comprehensive timeline of how you can participate. The passion from countless groups of breastfeeding advocates comes from all corners. Whether in the NICU’s, milk banks, lactation consultations, pre and postnatal […]
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The Final Donation
By the time donor milk reaches a baby in the hospital, the bottle is just one number in a line of many. But what is really in those 3 ounces? Try pumping at 4am. Overnight shipping. Dry ice runs. Freezers so full that the neighbors are storing milk too. Some would simply say, “Magic.” It […]
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The Life of a Milk Donor
A little background to begin: Krystal James is a well-known name at the Mothers’ Milk Bank. I know her donor number by heart and the usual nutritional content of her milk. I know she sends in large batches and I always imagined her pumping in her sleep. I never knew what her face looked like […]
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Kailey’s Story
When our first baby, Ember, came along, she lost 11 percent of her body weight in the first two days. By day three, we had to supplement her milk with formula.
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Pumping and collecting your milk
Learn how to properly pump and collect your milk for donation.
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Amanda’s Story
It was very important to us that we exclusively breast fed especially since our little girl was born 3 months premature, weighing only 1 pound 4.7 ounces.
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