recipients Archives • Mothers' Milk Bank Northeast

Support Your Local Milk Bank

9/29/23 Kerrie Mitchell Burke Donors, Recipients

Milk donation (and even breastfeeding) may not be right for you. And that’s okay. One of our biggest goals here at Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast? To increase awareness and understanding of... More >

Back To NICU – The Gift Of Donor Milk

9/5/23 Deborah C. Youngblood, CEO Donors, Personal Stories, Recipients

Wow! This is what a full-size baby looks like . . . Katharina’s daughter Lorelei was born 3 weeks early, weighing 5 lbs. 3 oz. So, when second baby Maximillian emerged into the world full... More >

Fathers’ Perspectives on Donor Milk

6/16/22 Alex Shipps Bereaved Parents, Donors, Personal Stories, Recipients

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... More >

Twin children of family physician who donated milk

A Family Physician’s Unexpected Journey: From Premature Twins to Milk Donation

3/11/21 Staff Donors, Personal Stories, Recipients

Family physician Jessica Faraci tells her story of receiving milk for her twins and later donating back. Read more of her work at Pulse—voices from... More >

Baby whose mother fought for insurance coverage of donor milk

Rhode Island mom secures insurance coverage for donor milk

11/2/20 Ann Marie Lindquist Personal Stories, Recipients

Insurance coverage for donor milk is rare, but Rhode Island mom Donna Virgulak wants you to know it’s possible. Donna and her husband Scott have... More >

Milk donor's journey from receiving to donating milk

From receiving to donating milk: Angelina’s story

6/9/20 Staff Donors, Personal Stories, Recipients

We had to smile at this photo of baby Vaia, amazed at how much milk her mom can now produce! Thanks to her mom, Angelina,... More >

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