Why Is Donor Milk Treated Like a Dirty Secret?

You’d think I asked to feed my baby a shot of tequila, not breast milk from another mom.

Donor milk is rarely suggested, even though it’s the closest nutritional match to a mother’s own milk.

Hospitals are quick to offer formula, slow to offer donor milk.

  1. Stigma around sharing human milk vs normalized cow’s milk-based formula.

  2. The need for better education and normalization of milk sharing.

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