Robin~
My son has received donated breastmilk, too. I think of it as SUCH a blessing! One of my BFFs had a daughter 2 months before Bretton was born. She pumped extra bags for us every once in awhile which was really nice! Then, my sister had a baby when Bretton was 8 months old. When she began pumping (when her son was about 4 weeks old) she would pump a bag for us and a bag for them every day. Her son never really would take a bottle, though, because he loves to nurse so much...so we have gotten most of his bags, too! My son drinks a bottle with her milk every single night. Before we got her milk, my sister worked with a mama that had only pumped (never really nursed ??? for some reason). She weaned her child from breastmilk (again ???) and gave us the breastmilk that was left in her freezer. I didn't know this mama but my sister knew her well and vouched for the safety of it. And, lastly, another of my really good friends just gave us about 50 ozs of her frozen milk. So when it is all said and done, my son will have had my breastmilk every single day of his life, two of my BFF milk, my sister's milk and a friend of my sister's milk. It's amazing and wonderful!
If I could talk my mom into re-lactating, I'm sure she would donate to us, too!!!
~Kalli
