Comments on: Reader Mail http://www.breastfeedingsymbol.org/2007/07/29/reader-mail/ Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:58:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Elizabeth-The Whole Family http://www.breastfeedingsymbol.org/2007/07/29/reader-mail/#comment-38 Elizabeth-The Whole Family Fri, 03 Aug 2007 13:30:59 +0000 http://www.breastfeedingsymbol.org/2007/07/29/reader-mail/#comment-38 I had the same issue as others above. I had always wanted to donate Breastmilk, and when I saw Oprah's thing on the Internatonal Breastmilk Project I decided it was time to get involved. I went through the screening process and even began pumping milk. Then, I read The Lactivist's Blog about the IBMP and started doing my own research. I have never sent them any milk! Thank goodness. I had the same issue as others above. I had always wanted to donate Breastmilk, and when I saw Oprah’s thing on the Internatonal Breastmilk Project I decided it was time to get involved. I went through the screening process and even began pumping milk. Then, I read The Lactivist’s Blog about the IBMP and started doing my own research. I have never sent them any milk! Thank goodness.

]]> By: Mary B http://www.breastfeedingsymbol.org/2007/07/29/reader-mail/#comment-35 Mary B Thu, 02 Aug 2007 01:05:16 +0000 http://www.breastfeedingsymbol.org/2007/07/29/reader-mail/#comment-35 This is beyond disturbing- it makes me sick (and I never donated)! Thank goodness YOU are getting the truth out there! This is beyond disturbing- it makes me sick (and I never donated)! Thank goodness YOU are getting the truth out there!

]]> By: Adele http://www.breastfeedingsymbol.org/2007/07/29/reader-mail/#comment-33 Adele Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:43:14 +0000 http://www.breastfeedingsymbol.org/2007/07/29/reader-mail/#comment-33 Oh, I enjoyed your brackets! Thanks for taking out the spin and making it clear. The bit that made me angriest was the sign off, have a BLESSED day. This is NOT about Christian values. Oh, I enjoyed your brackets! Thanks for taking out the spin and making it clear. The bit that made me angriest was the sign off, have a BLESSED day. This is NOT about Christian values.

]]> By: Amanda http://www.breastfeedingsymbol.org/2007/07/29/reader-mail/#comment-32 Amanda Mon, 30 Jul 2007 23:54:50 +0000 http://www.breastfeedingsymbol.org/2007/07/29/reader-mail/#comment-32 $184.83/ounce?!?!? I was almost duped as well. When my son was 4 months old and we were successfully breastfeeding, I thought about pumping extra to donate somewhere. I left a message at my local HMBANA bank but didn't get a response. A few days later I saw the Oprah show and minutes later pulled up the IBMP website and filled out the application to donate. It sounded good. I wanted to help. So I went through the process, completed the blood test and received my pump & supplies. I began pumping, but in the meantime I stumbled upon a message board post about Prolacta/IBMP and became suspicious. The lactivist's recent blog post is what made the decision for me not to donate to them. I sent an email to let them know why I would not be donating and that was that. I am glad I did not send them any milk. If I would have, only to find this out after the fact, I would be very upset. Their pump with "Prolacta" on the side is hardly a consolation prize! $184.83/ounce?!?!?

I was almost duped as well. When my son was 4 months old and we were successfully breastfeeding, I thought about pumping extra to donate somewhere. I left a message at my local HMBANA bank but didn’t get a response. A few days later I saw the Oprah show and minutes later pulled up the IBMP website and filled out the application to donate. It sounded good. I wanted to help.

So I went through the process, completed the blood test and received my pump & supplies. I began pumping, but in the meantime I stumbled upon a message board post about Prolacta/IBMP and became suspicious. The lactivist’s recent blog post is what made the decision for me not to donate to them. I sent an email to let them know why I would not be donating and that was that.

I am glad I did not send them any milk. If I would have, only to find this out after the fact, I would be very upset. Their pump with “Prolacta” on the side is hardly a consolation prize!

]]> By: MamaBear http://www.breastfeedingsymbol.org/2007/07/29/reader-mail/#comment-30 MamaBear Mon, 30 Jul 2007 03:58:50 +0000 http://www.breastfeedingsymbol.org/2007/07/29/reader-mail/#comment-30 Haha! THANK YOU, once again Lauredhel! You ROCK!!! Haha! THANK YOU, once again Lauredhel! You ROCK!!!

]]> By: lauredhel http://www.breastfeedingsymbol.org/2007/07/29/reader-mail/#comment-29 lauredhel Mon, 30 Jul 2007 02:50:41 +0000 http://www.breastfeedingsymbol.org/2007/07/29/reader-mail/#comment-29 URL didn't work. here: http://web.archive.org/web/20051123215053/www.nationalmilkbank.org/aboutNMB_latest_news.html URL didn’t work. here: http://web.archive.org/web/20051123215053/www.nationalmilkbank.org/aboutNMB_latest_news.html

]]> By: lauredhel http://www.breastfeedingsymbol.org/2007/07/29/reader-mail/#comment-28 lauredhel Mon, 30 Jul 2007 02:50:05 +0000 http://www.breastfeedingsymbol.org/2007/07/29/reader-mail/#comment-28 Wow, that NMB email gives a VERY different picture from the protestations (on mothering.com forums and elsewhere) of clear, full, up-front disclosure. And the NMB webpage used to claim openly that they were non-profit, until activists started to get on their back about it. You can see an example of that <a>. The "non profit" was deleted sometime between February and April 2006. Wow, that NMB email gives a VERY different picture from the protestations (on mothering.com forums and elsewhere) of clear, full, up-front disclosure.

And the NMB webpage used to claim openly that they were non-profit, until activists started to get on their back about it. You can see an example of that .

The “non profit” was deleted sometime between February and April 2006.

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