BREASTFEEDING Twins & DONATED BREAST-MILK!
These Girls at birth were nothing BUT breastfed, Doctors did everything in their power to try to convince me that formula fortifier was their best chance at coming home because they would gain and develop faster in the NICU with it. MOMS, DO NOT LET DOCTORS FOOL YOU! breast-milk is MADE for pre-mature babies! your body Knows you gave birth early and produces extra fat for the wee ones, its very important they get that, I was being scolded by doctors and any mother in a moment of weakness can give in to her doctor but not this time. This is your birth, your babies, YOUR decision!
Now then I exclusively pumped for 3 months since their little mouths would not latch on (they were born via emergency c-section at 32 weeks due to cord entanglements and deceleration in heart monitoring .. River had a cord around her neck) , after many lactation visits and lots of practice they started latching about 2-3 weeks ago. But even with the Breast Feeding and Pumping I am not making enough and I know about the supplements, oatmeal cookies, hand expressing, nip shields, ect ect, My boobs just don't make the cut for these 2 not to mention I have a painful let down when milk comes in (only happens to about 50% of women) also my babes are making me bleed sometimes but that should soon stop we only just started...... yes.... it upsets me greatly, no way did I want to start formula feeding constantly either, I disagree with the stuff (its just my personal motherly view)
So what was I going to do??
A Friend then contacted me earlier in my pregnancy about donated breast-milk.... interesting. She told me about two amazing sites via facebook ....
Human Milk for Human Babies Association of North America.
https://www.facebook.com/HMBANA?fref=ts
Eats on Feets
https://www.facebook.com/EatsOnFeetsHome?fref=ts
I went and looked, These wonderful women have stashed breast-milk for when they over pumped, their babes maybe had a milk allergy, baby would not take a bottle and they produced a lot, of babe is not eating as much anymore because they are older. I put my info up on the wall and immediately got a response back, a woman in Minneapolis who took vitamins daily, did not smoke or drink, and ate a balanced diet said she had 400 oz stocked in her deep freeze. This was so great! these mothers feed their babies and willingly donate the greatest food for babies to mothers in need. Not only did I meet with these mothers but developed a relationship with them, some are continuously pumping to help feed my Twins, Some of which are my friends and even one of my Husbands old classmates! HERE is my Recent donation!!! :)
I know for some of you this is odd, or you may think to risky! what if mom is a drunk, or doing drugs! I personally think formula is risky and yes I have had to use it so I am not bashing mothers who do. I just personally think you choose your own risk with your children daily, and formula is a risk (IMO) These mothers do not pose a threat to me that formula does, they feed their own children their milk and create relationships with their donors. They do not profit they are simply here to help us out. THANK YOU TO ALL THE WONDERFUL MOTHERS OUT THERE WHO HELP MOTHERS LIKE ME OUT and mothers who have it worse than me.
Me and My kids happy we have healthy babe! :)
