Milk Banks need to grow in popularity

Donor milk as better alernative to formula - call for more milk banks to be established.


We do know someone whose premature baby was saved by donor milk - her first son was also premature and had the same condition - necrotic infection, sadly common in premies - he didn't get donor milk and didn't survive. She's working hard to increase awareness of milk banks and put them where they hsould be - in the maternity hospitals and special care units of neonatal wards.

I think a lot of women are still criticised for sticking to their guns and refusing to 'top up' their breastfeeding with formula. This article vindicates their choice, I think.

I suspect there is still a certain stigma in this country, and maybe others, about donor breastmilk. I still don't understand that - we're happy to feed our babies milk from random cows, but not another mother? Why are we still so alarmed by the idea of the human mammal providing sustenance for its own infants?

I have read of people whose babies were given donor milk feeling incredibly grateful and loving towards women who donated theirs. There's nothing weird about it.