As a first-time mom, I wasn’t sure what to expect—but my journey with breastfeeding became something deeply special. I was blessed with more milk than my baby needed, and I realized I had the chance...
Learning about the benefits of breast milk for babies brought sort of a passion for breastfeeding, especially after having success with my own baby. When I was finding myself with dwindling freezer space, I’d remembered...
At 31.6 weeks, I had a placenta abruption and needed an emergency c-section. My son, Bodie, was born and spent his first 5 1/2 weeks in the NICU. I was very fortunate and was able...
I just finished packing up my 6th box of donated breast milk since I first became a donor, and I felt like it was time to share my story! I started donating milk after my...
March 8th marked the end of an unforgettable chapter—our final milk bank donation. With my first son, I had an oversupply, which came with its own challenges. At the time, I wasn’t aware of the...
When my daughter was born at 23 weeks and 5 days, there was very little I could do to take care of her besides pump breastmilk. She couldn’t even have my milk through a feeding...
In May 2015 I had a stillborn baby, my son Caleb, at 35 weeks. I didn’t know about the milk bank at this point, and had to let my milk dry up, which was so...
When my second son was born, I started pumping almost immediately, because I anticipated he would have the same challenges nursing that my first son had. Thankfully, he nursed well, but I kept pumping because...
I'm a respiratory therapist and have worked in NICU in the past. When I was pregnant with Anna the goal was to breastfeed her for 6 months. Now we’re almost at 9 months! I can’t...
It’s hard to write our story because I’m not sure where to begin. While I realize there are millions of parents in harder positions than I, it doesn’t make our story any less impacted by...