: If your milk didn't come in, would you use a breastmilk bank?

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thread: If you had no breastmilk, would you use a breastmilk bank?

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  1. #1
    BellyBelly Member

    Oct 2004
    Cairns QLD
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    The one thing everyone needs to remember is the use of donated milk would only be for the use of a prem or very ill baby while the mother was waiting/establishing for her own milk supply to come in.
    Personally I think that BM is a life saver in those situations. I wouldn't use it if 1) I had my own milk (why would anyone??) 2) My baby didn't need it, was full term, healthy etc. I would feeel guilty for taking when more needy babies needed it. If I had a friend or family memeber I trusted who was happy to give me EBM in the situation of a healthy full term baby but I had supply issues, I would use it.

    I see it as a medication for prem or ill babies.
    Last edited by *Efjay*; September 1st, 2006 at 07:44 AM.