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I had no idea how it worked. I knew people could donate their breastmilk to share with other babies. I just didn’t know the process of doing it safely.

With the formula shortage in the US, a lot of parents are left to scramble for how to feed their children.

Some safe options listed include switching to similar formular in a different brand, speaking to your child’s regular doctor, using donor breastmilk etc.

So many amazing parents have reached out asking how to donate their breastmilk. Searching online for ‘how tos’ might be overwhelming but having a community of parents who have done it was awesome.

Here are responses from a lot of moms who have donated their breast milk.

Even though list was made for donations, parents who need breastmilk should also get from here

Where to donate your breastmilk

Human Milk 4 Human babies:

• Find their facebook pages and look up your state (or country)
• This seemed to be the most used & global
• Link to main facebook page;  (20) Human Milk 4 Human Babies Global Network | Facebook
• Link to find your local community by map: Human Milk 4 Human Babies Global Network – Google My Maps

The Milk bank:

• Application process was long
• You can also do a phone screening
• Required a minimum of 100 ounces
• Link to main page: The Milk Bank
• Link to application for to donate: Donate Milk — The Milk Bank
• Link to their FAQ for donating (includes their drop of locations: Donating FAQ — The Milk Bank

Mother’s milk bank:

• Has an easy process
• Wanted a minimum of 50 ounces not frozen longer than 8 months
• Link to main page: Mothers’ Milk Bank | Making Breast Milk Available to as Many Families as Possible! (mothersmilk.org)
• Link to donate milk: Donate Milk | Mothers’ Milk Bank (mothersmilk.org)
• Link to Ohio Health Milk bank: OhioHealth Mother’s Milk Bank

Oklahoma Mother’s Milk Bank

• They ship you everything you need to ship milk back to them.

Check your local children’s hospital

• If it’s for NICU babies, milk cannot have alcohol in it

Eats on Feets: 

• They connect families with babies who need milk with donors who have to share
• Milk still need to be screened for safe sharing to occur
• Link to home page:  Eats On Feets

Mamas on Nextdoor:

• You can find more info for donate and recieving, but be sure breastmilk is still screened. 

Special considerations to know

• Some donor banks want a minimum amount
• Some will not accept milk that you pumped when you may have had alcohol
• Milk for NICU babies require more screening (for alcohol etc)
• Some require a certain duration of being frozen
• Label your milk by date.
• Label if you have taken any alcohol or if you were on any medications (this can help you easily sort through which to donate or not)

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