Altoona Mirror (August 2, 2023) - Premature babies or those whose mothers cannot fully supply their needs now have a local source for nourishment. UPMC Altoona recently became the first hospital in the UPMC system and the fifth in Pennsylvania to become a “donation depot” for...
I was an overproducer with my second baby when a friend told me about donating my excess breast milk to the Mid-Atlantic Milk Bank. The thought of helping NICU babies who may not have had access to the nutrients in breast milk quickly made me...
When I found out I was pregnant, I knew immediately I wanted to breastfeed my daughter. At 31 week I started to have concerning symptoms and contractions. A week later, I ended up in the hospital. Without any luck of stopping labor, my daughter was...
My son decided to come into the world 3 weeks early, and needed some help breathing shortly after birth. We had a 7 day stay in Children’s and he received 90 oz of donor milk while he was on a feeding tube. After we came...
Our daughter Gabriella was born at 32 weeks, 3 lbs, 2 oz. She has multiple congenital anomalies and has had seven total surgeries in the first 15 months. She has impaired feeding and swallowing issues, aided by a g-tube. She also has acid reflux and...
My oldest child was a NICU baby. While I was able to pump enough milk, I saw many families where the opposite was true. With my second and third babies, I decided to donate milk. After becoming a milk donor, my mom (a twin) shared...
Today was hard. Bittersweet. Today we packed up the rest of the milk that was supposed to be hers. Since birth, eating was always our biggest worry while also being one of our greatest joys. Leni was premature and had some difficulty feeding. She was...
KDKA (March 29, 2023) - Host Heather Abraham tours the Mid-Atlantic Mothers' Milk Bank, located right here in Pittsburgh, and then sits down with its Executive Director Denise O'Connor and local mom, Faith Perez, to talk about the important work they do for moms and...
My son Chase was born at 32 weeks and was 2lbs 4 ounces when he was born. Chase stayed in the NICU for 51 days due to the need to grow and reflux issues. Due to his reflux issues we unfortunately had to stop feeding...