Personal Stories
Fathers’ Perspectives on Donor Milk
In honor of Father’s Day, we asked fathers whose partners donated or who received milk to provide their perspectives. Here are their thoughts: Domenic Salvemini My wife and I faced some...
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“Love in Liquid Form” for Baby Aria
If you could bottle up my love for Aria in liquid form, it would be seen in these thousands of ounces of breastmilk I have...
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Happy to Have Persevered: Mary’s Milk Donation Story
Mary shares how she persevered through the challenges of her first pregnancies and discovered milk donation with her fourth. Thanks for agreeing to share your...
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Lactation Consultant Allison Becomes a Milk Donor
Our staff was excited to welcome lactation consultant and NICU nurse Allison Grinsell and baby Rayla to the milk bank one day when they dropped...
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Nicki’s NICU Warrior Comes Full Circle
Nicki tells the story of her little NICU warrior, Demitri, coming full circle from receiving to donating milk. On January 29, 2021, I went in...
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Brittney’s Story: A Last Gift to My Daughter
Brittney shares her story of donating milk after losing her daughter, Juniper. In July of 2021 we found out we were pregnant. I was so...
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