Informal Breast Milk Sharing or Donation
June 3, 2008 by Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor
Filed under breast milk, breastfeeding, breastfeeding stories, donation of breast milk, pumping
Some women end up with a bountiful stash of frozen breast milk — be it from oversupply, a baby in the NICU, or an infant who turns out to be allergic to something in the milk pumped so far. Some of those women are moved to donate the excess milk to a non-profit milk bank. In the past few days, I have heard two women express (no pun intended) frustration at the restrictions posted on women who wish to qualify as breast milk donors. One, whose oversupply and dairy-free diet could certainly have benefited a milk bank, was turned away …read more
