Back to donating milk in Midland area
Re: Back to donating milk in Midland area
FosterMomSue- Posts : 11
Join date : 2010-03-26
Location : Michigan
Back to donating milk in Midland area
As I said above, I donated thousands of ounces with my daughter. The majority was donated to a couple of different local babies through MilkShare but several hundred ounces were to a couple of milk banks, so I have been thoroughly screened & tested. I am willing to provide copies of those results and my blood test results from my most recent pregnancy. I have been with my husband for over 12 years. I do not smoke, drink, etc. The only meds I take are my progestin only birth control pills. I was on antibiotics (nursing approved) for 5 days just before Thanksgiving (but the milk has been marked accordingly). I am guessing since my son showed no side effects (diarrhea, etc), a healthy, full-term baby would be ok drinking that milk also. I am also open to answering any other questions you may have regarding my health & any habits that could affect my milk.
I expect that any recipient family would replace the Lansinoh milk storage bags that are being donated. The milk has been frozen in a "deep" freezer at below 0 degrees F. The milk that is taking over our kitchen freezer was initially frozen in the deep freezer and will be placed back in the deep freezer as soon as we have the room. The milk is stored as flat as possible in 8 oz amounts in Lansinoh bags (with the exception of the first week or two when the amount varied more). Since I donated to the milk banks, I have become accustomed to taking great care in making sure everything is clean & sterilized when I pump.
I do work full-time and my children go to bed fairly early so meeting in the evenings would not work for us. If you are in my area, I would be willing to meet over lunch. I would also be willing to meet on the weekends. My preference is that our milk goes to a family that is willing to keep us posted on how the recipient child is doing and exchange pictures of our children (for my son's baby book), etc.
Thanks!
D
dmfuerst- Posts : 2
Join date : 2010-01-05
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