Personal Stories

milk donation - by Virgie Townsend

I donate my breast milk, and this is why

  By Virgie Townsend. Originally published in The Washington Post. Several weeks ago, I weighed 107 ounces of frozen breast milk, packed up the little bags in a FedEx box, and hurried... More > about I donate my breast milk, and this is why

I Donated Breast Milk – Boston Moms

Breast milk donor Rachel Wilson writes on Boston Moms Blog about her experience and how human milk serves as medicine for premature and fragile babies in the... More > about I Donated Breast Milk – Boston Moms

A Bereaved Donor’s Thoughts on National Donor Day

Originally posted for National Donate Day, reposted for National Donate Life Month, April 2017. By Amy Anderson. National Donor Day was originally established in 1998... More > about A Bereaved Donor’s Thoughts on National Donor Day

Transforming My Birth Narrative through Donor Milk

By Jessica Daviso. Breastfeeding and breast milk donation to Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast were actions that transformed the narratives of my pregnancy and childbirth from... More > about Transforming My Birth Narrative through Donor Milk

My Little Sunshine

Donating Through Grief: Gavin, “My Little Sunshine” By Cynthia Connery There will be a time in your life that you question your strength, your faith,... More > about My Little Sunshine

Donating Through Grief: Amy Stebner and Baby Ryder

There are so many things that people don’t think about when a mother loses her child. One of the things is what she goes through... More > about Donating Through Grief: Amy Stebner and Baby Ryder

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