I did not end up doing that. Milk banks only want milk if your baby is less than 1 year old, as milk from older babies isn't quite what a newborn needs.
I had a lot of trouble getting the breastfeeding started with my first child. I was living in the big city at that time, but the milk bank did not have enough milk to give any to me.
A wonderful friend ended up pumping extra milk for me, until my own supply caught up to my baby's needs. I would have later done the same if I had known a friend in need.
It's a lot of work to donate to a milk bank as you have to drive the milk to the drop off point. Then they pasteurize it, which I think is unfortunate as baby misses out on a lot of live enzymes, etc.
I did at one point sign up to a group where mothers would help other mothers directly with donated milk, but nobody took up my offer.
By the time of my 3rd child, I was living in a small town with no milk bank anyways.
Maybe I should I have made more of an effort to help out.
Thanks for asking me about it.
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I did not end up doing that. Milk banks only want milk if your baby is less than 1 year old, as milk from older babies isn't quite what a newborn needs.
I had a lot of trouble getting the breastfeeding started with my first child. I was living in the big city at that time, but the milk bank did not have enough milk to give any to me.
A wonderful friend ended up pumping extra milk for me, until my own supply caught up to my baby's needs. I would have later done the same if I had known a friend in need.
It's a lot of work to donate to a milk bank as you have to drive the milk to the drop off point. Then they pasteurize it, which I think is unfortunate as baby misses out on a lot of live enzymes, etc.
I did at one point sign up to a group where mothers would help other mothers directly with donated milk, but nobody took up my offer.
By the time of my 3rd child, I was living in a small town with no milk bank anyways.
Maybe I should I have made more of an effort to help out.
Thanks for asking me about it.
Action. I like that. You gave of yourself that's the cool part. I feel more of a connection when users share themselves, like real experiences and stories. Love and Light. Thank you for sharing.