tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post5695062191754952306..comments2024-03-05T11:36:50.299-05:00Comments on Stand and Deliver: Is milk sharing like playing Russian Roulette?Rixahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07908864785513937876noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-35848610653544573772013-12-05T21:16:16.486-05:002013-12-05T21:16:16.486-05:00I'm currently pumping for an adopted baby. It&...I'm currently pumping for an adopted baby. It's informal, but we know each other and they trust me to be honest about my non-drug use. I think it's great. I love that I can help someone out so easily.TopHathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03014761105792283513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-27080703974205257712013-12-03T09:28:56.785-05:002013-12-03T09:28:56.785-05:00I'm a perinatal nurse at a hospital which has ...I'm a perinatal nurse at a hospital which has a milk bank. One thing to consider is that the milk bank may pay for shipping and supplies (dry ice etc.), as my facility does. I wouldn't want to drive either, but would consider donating if I they'd make it easy for me to ship. There are certain restrictions - for example, they ask you not to donate if your baby is over a year, simply because the nutrients needed for a preemie or infant at the hospital are different than those a toddler needs. But it is a decent proposition overall, IMO. While patients are in-house, the milk is available to them for free. Once they are discharged, though, like you say...it is very pricey. Still, I like the idea that babies can get breastmilk for supplementation, especially preemies, for whom breastmilk can literally be the difference between life and death. (Don't get me wrong, I like it for term babies as well!) <br /><br />As a breastfeeder and as a mother, I would not buy online from an anonymous donor but would have zero problem either donating to someone I know or having them donate to my kids (who are both weaned and it's a moot point). <br /><br />Society in general (and some in healthcare!) has a long way to go in educating people about breastmilk. It's the normal thing for babies to eat, not some gross substance to be feared. Saintly Nursehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11840700865236024514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-10817936925385598682013-11-30T14:02:03.517-05:002013-11-30T14:02:03.517-05:00Great post, Rixa. Did you see the Breastfeeding M...Great post, Rixa. Did you see the Breastfeeding Medicine response to that study? http://bfmed.wordpress.com/2013/10/21/online-milk-sales-beyond-buyer-beware/ There were so many reasons why that study got the results that it got. It's unfortunate that mainstream media doesn't have the ability to think critically about it.<br /><br />http://www.amber-hinds.com Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07341421208612812345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-68990711012973570322013-11-30T01:03:09.776-05:002013-11-30T01:03:09.776-05:00Like you I'm glad to see it being talked about...Like you I'm glad to see it being talked about, but dislike the tone. <br /><br />I was very thankful for donor milk when I needed it and so happy to be able to donate my milk to others when I had more than enough. I don't qualify to donate to a milk bank because I take medication to control depression, anxiety and OCD, but I have had no problem finding moms who feel my milk is perfectly acceptable. Madame Awesomepantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16974894897229905098noreply@blogger.com