Donor Stories
Holiday Donor Spotlight — Rebecca
One Donor. One Journey. Over 20,000 Ounces of Hope. During the holiday season, routines change. Travel increases, schedules shift, and many families find themselves stretched thin. For babies in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) and those with medical needs at home, however, the need for donor breastmilk remains constant. This holiday season, we’re honored to…
Read MoreDonor Story: Tasha’s Experience
When our second child was born in November of 2019, we were blessed to get off to a pretty smooth start with our breastfeeding journey. But for the first several weeks of his life, our little guy had a habit of sleeping through some of his mid-day feedings, so I began pumping right away to…
Read MoreMy Experience, Storage, Process, and Awareness
Hear from NYMB milk donor Shradha about her experience donating her surplus milk to NYMB. I am a mom of an 18-month boy currently living in the USA. I am a Native Indian. Breastmilk donation is not common in our culture and many people do not have knowledge about it. But it is an emerging concept…
Read MoreNYMB Donor Mom: April
April I This bond we share and continue to grow cannot be described, but only felt. My son and I donated some thousands of ounces of our milk; parting with a piece of me, made for him! Naive at the start of our journey, never fully understanding the gravity of nonchalantly wanting to breastfeed. Minutes…
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