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...
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,...
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....
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....
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...
While my two week old daughter (and firstborn) fought for her life in the hospital, she was unable to have my breast milk. All she could have was TPN. I pumped day and night in...
With my first son, Auggie, I built up a freezer stash of milk in anticipation of my return to work. However, COVID quickly descended upon us, and we no longer had need for the frozen...
My name is Sadie and this is my story. Starting from the beginning. My Mommy and Daddy were having trouble getting pregnant with me due to my Mommy’s health. They wanted me so much, they...