URGENT: Perth breastfeeding mothers.... KEMH milk bank about to run out

[lindsaymaree]

gosh I have a freezer full of milk, can it be taken interstate??

[~Minny~]

Apparently they have enough people willing to donate Awesome news

[Bumperstump Cummerbund]

I spoke to my sister yesterday coz she's volunteered. They took some blood from her, and lent her a pump and 6 500ml bottles, and told her to fill 'em up! They said to try and express at least 100ml per day, and snap freeze it, writing the date of the first 'donation' on the bottle.

Her bub is 4 weeks, and she said it was such a relief when she expressed yesterday - she has so much milk and was in heaps of pain, poor thing! So she sat down for 10 minutes once he was asleep to see how much she could get, and expressed 125mls in just 10 minutes!

Thats great that they have enough doners Minny! All the publicity about it obviously worked

[YoYo]

I signed up and they told me to make contact once bub #2 has established BFing (so about 3 - 4 weeks after birth).....I can't wait to help!

[Bumperstump Cummerbund]

Wow, they'll courier it from Singapore?! Thats amazing!

[YoYo]

Ha ha....nooooo...I'm going home to have the baby