Comments on: Thinking of Donating Your Breastmilk? Read This First. http://www.breastfeedingsymbol.org/2007/09/02/thinking-of-donating-your-breastmilk-read-this-first/ Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:36:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: MamaBear http://www.breastfeedingsymbol.org/2007/09/02/thinking-of-donating-your-breastmilk-read-this-first/#comment-7615 MamaBear Tue, 27 May 2008 20:36:08 +0000 http://www.breastfeedingsymbol.org/2007/09/02/thinking-of-donating-your-breastmilk-read-this-first/#comment-7615 Thank you! :) Thank you! :)

]]> By: mwara http://www.breastfeedingsymbol.org/2007/09/02/thinking-of-donating-your-breastmilk-read-this-first/#comment-7500 mwara Sat, 17 May 2008 21:12:05 +0000 http://www.breastfeedingsymbol.org/2007/09/02/thinking-of-donating-your-breastmilk-read-this-first/#comment-7500 This is a wonderful article. I am in the UK where this issue of selling health stuff doesn't arise and I am SO THANKFUL nobody gets to profit, so far as I know, from human milk or illnesses here. But You are very brave, indomitable and hard working to have found out all that detail! This is a wonderful article. I am in the UK where this issue of selling health stuff doesn’t arise and I am SO THANKFUL nobody gets to profit, so far as I know, from human milk or illnesses here. But You are very brave, indomitable and hard working to have found out all that detail!

]]> By: Your vote counts! « Half Pint Pixie http://www.breastfeedingsymbol.org/2007/09/02/thinking-of-donating-your-breastmilk-read-this-first/#comment-4449 Your vote counts! « Half Pint Pixie Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:28:58 +0000 http://www.breastfeedingsymbol.org/2007/09/02/thinking-of-donating-your-breastmilk-read-this-first/#comment-4449 [...] can read more about US milk banks here and if you’re in Ireland we have a milk bank up North, which you can read about [...] […] can read more about US milk banks here and if you’re in Ireland we have a milk bank up North, which you can read about […]

]]> By: MamaBear http://www.breastfeedingsymbol.org/2007/09/02/thinking-of-donating-your-breastmilk-read-this-first/#comment-1549 MamaBear Sun, 14 Oct 2007 15:14:05 +0000 http://www.breastfeedingsymbol.org/2007/09/02/thinking-of-donating-your-breastmilk-read-this-first/#comment-1549 Dewi, You are welcome, and thank you for the compliments. I worked very hard to write this article, spent many days, weeks, months behind-the-scenes making phone calls to various places researching and verifying my information. I'm really glad you got a lot out of it. Dewi,

You are welcome, and thank you for the compliments. I worked very hard to write this article, spent many days, weeks, months behind-the-scenes making phone calls to various places researching and verifying my information. I’m really glad you got a lot out of it.

]]> By: MamaBear http://www.breastfeedingsymbol.org/2007/09/02/thinking-of-donating-your-breastmilk-read-this-first/#comment-847 MamaBear Mon, 10 Sep 2007 07:37:52 +0000 http://www.breastfeedingsymbol.org/2007/09/02/thinking-of-donating-your-breastmilk-read-this-first/#comment-847 Alicia, You could sign up with MilkShare (http://milkshare.birthingforlife.com/) and honestly tell the group how old the milk is. It's still likely someone will want it. For a case like this, it's probably better to do a local pick-up (you could meet in a park or other public place if you don't feel comfortable inviting them over to your house), so that the recipient isn't burdened with astronomical shipping charges for milk that might not be usable. However, there may be recipients that are so desperate and can't find anyone else to send them milk that they may want to pay for shipping for milk they know is old anyway. HTH. :) Alicia,
You could sign up with MilkShare (http://milkshare.birthingforlife.com/) and honestly tell the group how old the milk is. It’s still likely someone will want it. For a case like this, it’s probably better to do a local pick-up (you could meet in a park or other public place if you don’t feel comfortable inviting them over to your house), so that the recipient isn’t burdened with astronomical shipping charges for milk that might not be usable. However, there may be recipients that are so desperate and can’t find anyone else to send them milk that they may want to pay for shipping for milk they know is old anyway.

HTH. :)

]]> By: Alicia http://www.breastfeedingsymbol.org/2007/09/02/thinking-of-donating-your-breastmilk-read-this-first/#comment-838 Alicia Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:50:03 +0000 http://www.breastfeedingsymbol.org/2007/09/02/thinking-of-donating-your-breastmilk-read-this-first/#comment-838 I'm really glad I read this. I have about 50 ounces of milk in the freezer that my son will never drink because it's expired, and I was planning to give it to The International Breast Milk Project. I had chosen them because they said they could take milk up to a year after it was pumped. Now I'm not so sure I want to give them my milk. Do you know of anything else I could do with milk that has been in the freezer too long? I’m really glad I read this. I have about 50 ounces of milk in the freezer that my son will never drink because it’s expired, and I was planning to give it to The International Breast Milk Project. I had chosen them because they said they could take milk up to a year after it was pumped. Now I’m not so sure I want to give them my milk. Do you know of anything else I could do with milk that has been in the freezer too long?

]]> By: Dewi http://www.breastfeedingsymbol.org/2007/09/02/thinking-of-donating-your-breastmilk-read-this-first/#comment-547 Dewi Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:30:49 +0000 http://www.breastfeedingsymbol.org/2007/09/02/thinking-of-donating-your-breastmilk-read-this-first/#comment-547 This is a brilliant article. I had heard about this corporation selling breastmilk and conducting for profit research but I did not know the details of what was really going on. Thank you so much for your wonderful detailed article. This is a brilliant article.
I had heard about this corporation selling breastmilk and conducting for profit research but I did not know the details of what was really going on.
Thank you so much for your wonderful detailed article.

]]> By: Guide to Donating Breastmilk « Women’s Health News http://www.breastfeedingsymbol.org/2007/09/02/thinking-of-donating-your-breastmilk-read-this-first/#comment-535 Guide to Donating Breastmilk « Women’s Health News Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:38:09 +0000 http://www.breastfeedingsymbol.org/2007/09/02/thinking-of-donating-your-breastmilk-read-this-first/#comment-535 [...] Rachel on September 5th, 2007 The International Breastfeeding Symbol Project blog has put together a guide to donating breastmilk that explains which milk banks are non-profit and for-profit, and informal mother-to-mother [...] […] Rachel on September 5th, 2007 The International Breastfeeding Symbol Project blog has put together a guide to donating breastmilk that explains which milk banks are non-profit and for-profit, and informal mother-to-mother […]

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