November 2012 - Mothers` Milk Bank Northeast

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Milk Notes - November 2012
Four Generations Supporting Milk Donation
By Briana Burton
When I was growing up I
remember hearing my Finnish
grandmother talk about
donating her milk and that
helped spark my curiosity
about MMBNE when Nancy
Holtzman mentioned it at a
Pump Talk class at Isis
Parenting
(isisparenting.com).
Four Generations
Supporting Milk Donation
Twins are Thriving
We're Moving
New Milk Bank Depot Open
Our Photo to
Grace the Cover
of The Journal of
Human Lactation
Photo by Jen Hohenboken
C ongratulations to our own Jen
Hohenboken! The Journal of
Human Lactation (the journal
of International Lactation
C onsultants Association) had a
contest for photos that will be
used to grace the cover of the
journal in 2013. Jen took some
wonderful photos and one of
her two submissions was
accepted. Those are Kelly's
very capable hands pouring
the milk.
As my grandmother told me,
Grandmother Sirkku Hietala, Mother her nurse-midwife mentioned
breast milk donation during
Silja-Riitta Burton, Author Briana
Burton, Daughter Aliina Burton Cloud the first home visit after birth
of my mother. This was
shortly after World War II when there was a lack of many things
including basics like bread and butter. The nurse said that extra
breast milk could be donated. The hospital provided clean
bottles. The milk had to be taken to the hospital daily since there
were no refrigerators. In the meanwhile, to keep the milk cool, it
was stored in between the double pane windows of the
apartment.
My grandfather, Jaakko Hietala, usually walked the two mile round
trip with the milk to the hospital in the morning before going to
work.
The Twins are Thriving
Many of our donor moms wonder
about the babies who receive
their milk. In response, the
Lotwin family has offered to
share their story.
For those of you who
subscribe, look for it next year
on the cover.
Ari and Dalia C elebrate Their
1st Birthday
Short Term
While driving to her OB
appointment on September 8,
2011 for a routine glucose
tolerance test. Abby Lotwin felt a
bit ill. In her 27th week of
pregnancy, she attributed this
feeling to the drink she had just
taken to prepare for the test.
Volunteers
Needed
We are looking for
volunteers with expertise
in stuffing envelopes for
our upcoming mailing!
Refreshments and
gratitude provided. Call
Raechel at 617-527-6263
or send email to
raechel@milkbankne.org"
Breast Milk
World Record
The nurse taking Abby's blood pressure asked if she tended to
have high blood pressure, to which Abby replied "no". After
additional testing at Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Abby was
diagnosed with pre-eclampsia and severe HELLP syndrome,a life
threatening complication of pregnancy. Within minutes of the
diagnosis, Abby found herself being taken by ambulance to
Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Once stabilized, a
decision was made to deliver the babies immediately to save
Abby's life. On September 9th, Ari and Dalia were born, three
months before their due date.
As is the case with many mothers of premature infants, Abby
wasn't able to produce enough breastmilk for her twins. Abby and
her husband, Jorge, were very thankful to learn that Brigham and
Women's Hospital had a program to receive donor human milk from
the Mothers' Milk Bank of New England. The donor milk the twins
received helped protect them against certain infections common to
NICU infants and also gave them excellent nutrition to grow and
thrive.
The twins stayed on donor human milk until Dalia hit a milestone
weight and both infants were up to full feeding volumes. After 3 ½
months in the hospital, Ari was able to go home. Dalia followed
four days later and the whole Lotwin family was able to celebrate
the New Year 2012 together at home
The Milk Bank is on the Move!
North Texas mother and
breastmilk donation World
Record holder Alicia Richman
with her infant son. (credit:
Momentum Public Relations)
C heck out this piece on The
Doctors TV Show about a mom
who donated 87 gallons of
milk!
Amy Vickers, Director of the
Milk Bank in Ft. Worth, does a
great job of describing the role
of a milk bank and our need
for donor human milk in the
sound byte format. An
interesting way to publicize
donor milk, but it does
normalize breastfeeding and
donating milk.
See the full segment on The
Doctors website here.
Our home for the past five years in
Newton will be renovated by the City
of Newton for use as an elementary
school and we will be relocating in
the upcoming months. We are kicking
off a fund raising campaign this
month to cover the anticipated
expenses of the move.
This provides us with an opportunity
to enlarge our facilities to
accommodate our growing operations and expand our processing
capabilities. We are dedicated to ensuring that there be no
interruption in our service - providing donor human milk to
premature and ill babies in our community.
The costs associated with the build out of the lab and the new
equipment are anticipated at $75,000. We are asking for your help
at this time with your generous and urgently needed contributions
by December 20th. Donations can be made on our secure
website by clicking here or by sending a check to MMBNE, P.O. Box
60-0091, Newtonville, MA 02460.
Thank you in advance for your generosity. Stay tuned to learn
more about our move.
New Milk Bank Depot Now Open At Maine
Medical Center, Portland, Maine
Celebrating Maine's first Milk Bank Depot are Naomi Bar-Yam
Executive Director of the Mothers' Milk Bank of New England,
Kate Johnson RN Project Initiator and her daughter Cora, Britny
Aklik, first donor mom with the very first donation, Kara Kaikini,
M.S., IBCLC Maine Medical Center OB Parent Education Program
Coordinator and Facilitator of the project, Geri Tamborelli RNC,
Nurse Director NICU Maine Medical Center.
The Milk Bank Depot in Warwick, RI is scheduled to open
January 9th at 4512 Post Road in East Greenwich.
The Mothers' Milk Bank of New England is a nonprofit community milk bank operating under the
guidelines of the Human Milk Banking Association of
North America (HMBANA).
Our goal is to provide donated, pasteurized human
milk to babies in fragile health throughout the New
England area. Many mothers of ill and premature
infants are unable to provide enough milk for their
babies. The gift of human milk can mean the
difference between life and death for these infants.
MMBNE is proud to be part of this tradition.
Visit our website for more information.
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