My freezer stash of milk has now taken over my freezer. I've got nearly 850 ounces frozen which I'm not ready to use yet. Since the oldest milk is about two and a half months old and it only lasts for about three months in a regular freezer, I've started to look into my options. I've decided that the idea of having to thaw and heat the milk every time Hendrix is hungry makes me crazy because it's so much more work. I looked into donating my milk to a milk bank but not only do they make you jump through a bunch of hoops to donate-including getting doctors notes and exams and having blood work done-but they then turn around and SELL the donated milk which just doesn't seem right. I found a cool website http://milkshare.birthingforlife.com/ which connects women who need milk to women who want to donate milk. I've been in contact with a woman in San Diego who has a 3 month old boy whom she adopted and has been feeding him breast milk. She's got a whole system on how to get the milk shipped to her and within the next week, she'll be paying for me to send my milk to her.
I didn't think donating my milk would be that big of a deal but now that I've had contact with the actual person who will benefit from my freezer stash, I feel SO good! I'm amazed that I will be helping to not only sustain my own son's life but the life of a child of a complete stranger.
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