Comments on: Blood, milk and profits http://www.phdinparenting.com/2009/07/03/blood-milk-and-profits/ ...exploring the art and science of parenting Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:24:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Guest Post: Societal Barriers to Breastfeeding | A green living, green parenting blog http://www.phdinparenting.com/2009/07/03/blood-milk-and-profits/#comment-208223 Guest Post: Societal Barriers to Breastfeeding | A green living, green parenting blog Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:14:25 +0000 http://www.phdinparenting.com/?p=2097#comment-208223 [...] banks not a priority: As I explained in my post on blood, milk and profits, there is an entire industry and infrastructure set up to collect, screen, and distribute blood to [...] [...] banks not a priority: As I explained in my post on blood, milk and profits, there is an entire industry and infrastructure set up to collect, screen, and distribute blood to [...]

]]> By: sarah http://www.phdinparenting.com/2009/07/03/blood-milk-and-profits/#comment-142068 sarah Tue, 05 Jul 2011 04:59:12 +0000 http://www.phdinparenting.com/?p=2097#comment-142068 michelle-great idea!!!!! michelle-great idea!!!!!

]]> By: sarah http://www.phdinparenting.com/2009/07/03/blood-milk-and-profits/#comment-142067 sarah Tue, 05 Jul 2011 04:46:52 +0000 http://www.phdinparenting.com/?p=2097#comment-142067 you could always drink your own excess breastmilk or give to your hubby or other kids if for any reason you couldn't donate.....still very beneficial for anyone.Or freeze it in ice cube trays and use it for TONS of ailments-eye/skin infections,wounds,diaper rash and so much more.Just pop one out when you need it,put in a sealed bag and run under cold/tepid/warm or hot water until ready.We drink it when we get sick and it's amazing !!!! you could always drink your own excess breastmilk or give to your hubby or other kids if for any reason you couldn’t donate…..still very beneficial for anyone.Or freeze it in ice cube trays and use it for TONS of ailments-eye/skin infections,wounds,diaper rash and so much more.Just pop one out when you need it,put in a sealed bag and run under cold/tepid/warm or hot water until ready.We drink it when we get sick and it’s amazing !!!!

]]> By: Lisa B http://www.phdinparenting.com/2009/07/03/blood-milk-and-profits/#comment-141838 Lisa B Mon, 04 Jul 2011 12:30:29 +0000 http://www.phdinparenting.com/?p=2097#comment-141838 This would be a great idea as long as proper screening and everything were set into place. I would donate, but not sure how I would feel about accepting. Makes me nervous. Now I have to put my two cents in about formula. Yes breast is best, I agree, if you can or want to great. But formula is NOT an all evil thing. Really people lets stop saying that. I get very tired of it. I'm a person who fed both my babies formula. The first one after a month of nursing & the second after 3.5 months. The reasons are mine alone & I do not wish to share. Posts like these make me feel angry & somehow inadequate. I'm not, I'm a wonderful mother who did what I felt right at the time for my babies. It is hard to read these posts and think of the women out there who may be reading them who for whatever reason could NOT breastfeed & here you all are extolling the virtues of breastmilk & telling how evil formula is. They probably won't come back and read this blog. I do because I find some of the postings very interesting, but I find a view of the views very narrow minded & preachy. You wrote a beautiful post a few weeks ago about not asking about breastfeeding & if someone tells you that they don't that you wouldn't judge. But I really have to say I find some of these posts while informative slightly judgemental, while not being overtly so. I do wish I had known about relaction though when my babies were little, had I known it probably would have been something I might have looked into. So please keep posting all the information you post, but maybe lay off the "evils" of formula a little so those who do use it, don't feel like they are horrible, terrible mothers for doing so. We all do the best we can do with what we are given in life. This would be a great idea as long as proper screening and everything were set into place. I would donate, but not sure how I would feel about accepting. Makes me nervous.
Now I have to put my two cents in about formula. Yes breast is best, I agree, if you can or want to great. But formula is NOT an all evil thing. Really people lets stop saying that. I get very tired of it. I’m a person who fed both my babies formula. The first one after a month of nursing & the second after 3.5 months. The reasons are mine alone & I do not wish to share. Posts like these make me feel angry & somehow inadequate. I’m not, I’m a wonderful mother who did what I felt right at the time for my babies.
It is hard to read these posts and think of the women out there who may be reading them who for whatever reason could NOT breastfeed & here you all are extolling the virtues of breastmilk & telling how evil formula is. They probably won’t come back and read this blog. I do because I find some of the postings very interesting, but I find a view of the views very narrow minded & preachy.
You wrote a beautiful post a few weeks ago about not asking about breastfeeding & if someone tells you that they don’t that you wouldn’t judge. But I really have to say I find some of these posts while informative slightly judgemental, while not being overtly so.
I do wish I had known about relaction though when my babies were little, had I known it probably would have been something I might have looked into. So please keep posting all the information you post, but maybe lay off the “evils” of formula a little so those who do use it, don’t feel like they are horrible, terrible mothers for doing so. We all do the best we can do with what we are given in life.

]]> By: Michelle http://www.phdinparenting.com/2009/07/03/blood-milk-and-profits/#comment-120121 Michelle Sun, 10 Apr 2011 19:31:51 +0000 http://www.phdinparenting.com/?p=2097#comment-120121 What would you think of an organization that would certify mothers who wish to sell? Soon after the birth of a child, a mother could sign up for classes on proper procedures for pumping and storage, getting plenty of general breastfeeding advice as well. She could be tested for the diseases that could be transmitted through milk before getting the certification. I worry, however, that some women would pump and sell, feeding their own child formula. Perhaps this could be alleviated if the banks (or other orgs) only buy from women whose babies were over 8 months old except in special circumstances? This would provide women an incentive to bf long-term and ensure that the baby has gotten at least the 6 month period of breastfeeding. By the way, in regards to a comparison with blood - the donation system in this country is largely the result of a study by Tittmus in the 1970s that showed that paying for blood increased the odds that the donor would lie about risky behaviors. Since blood can transmit a variety of diseases, the donor system is a way of screening. However, with human milk, pasteurization kills most every type of communicable disease and is therefore much safer. Thus, a compensation scheme is unlikely to significantly increased the risks associated with human milk. What would you think of an organization that would certify mothers who wish to sell? Soon after the birth of a child, a mother could sign up for classes on proper procedures for pumping and storage, getting plenty of general breastfeeding advice as well. She could be tested for the diseases that could be transmitted through milk before getting the certification. I worry, however, that some women would pump and sell, feeding their own child formula. Perhaps this could be alleviated if the banks (or other orgs) only buy from women whose babies were over 8 months old except in special circumstances? This would provide women an incentive to bf long-term and ensure that the baby has gotten at least the 6 month period of breastfeeding.

By the way, in regards to a comparison with blood – the donation system in this country is largely the result of a study by Tittmus in the 1970s that showed that paying for blood increased the odds that the donor would lie about risky behaviors. Since blood can transmit a variety of diseases, the donor system is a way of screening. However, with human milk, pasteurization kills most every type of communicable disease and is therefore much safer. Thus, a compensation scheme is unlikely to significantly increased the risks associated with human milk.

]]> By: Shelly http://www.phdinparenting.com/2009/07/03/blood-milk-and-profits/#comment-108246 Shelly Thu, 10 Feb 2011 07:16:06 +0000 http://www.phdinparenting.com/?p=2097#comment-108246 Being is that I have been unemployed for along time, and am a mother of a four month old who will not take abottle I would so sell a few oz of milk here and there. Unemployment is about to run out,I'm not getting any responses applying to places on line but even if I did I couldn't leave my baby more than 3 hours because she will not take a bottle. I wish I could be a stay at home mom but I have to figure out a way to make some income,I've written a childrens book and have more in the making but have know idea how to get published let alone have money to pay someone for publishing. Oh man if only............. Being is that I have been unemployed for along time, and am a mother of a four month old who will not take abottle I would so sell a few oz of milk here and there. Unemployment is about to run out,I’m not getting any responses applying to places on line but even if I did I couldn’t leave my baby more than 3 hours because she will not take a bottle. I wish I could be a stay at home mom but I have to figure out a way to make some income,I’ve written a childrens book and have more in the making but have know idea how to get published let alone have money to pay someone for publishing. Oh man if only………….

]]> By: Risks of Informal Breastmilk Sharing versus Formula Feeding | PhD in Parenting http://www.phdinparenting.com/2009/07/03/blood-milk-and-profits/#comment-94061 Risks of Informal Breastmilk Sharing versus Formula Feeding | PhD in Parenting Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:23:46 +0000 http://www.phdinparenting.com/?p=2097#comment-94061 [...] our governments and health care organizations make human milk banks a priority (like they do with blood), families whose babies need breastmilk (because they cannot tolerate formula) or whose babies [...] [...] our governments and health care organizations make human milk banks a priority (like they do with blood), families whose babies need breastmilk (because they cannot tolerate formula) or whose babies [...]

]]> By: Beth http://www.phdinparenting.com/2009/07/03/blood-milk-and-profits/#comment-53016 Beth Tue, 13 Apr 2010 23:41:22 +0000 http://www.phdinparenting.com/?p=2097#comment-53016 I make massive amounts of milk (my newborn is constantly being accidentally drenched by these boob-geysers), and if someone was offering me money for the extra milk I would be overjoyed. I would donate it, but feel like that would be too much for me right now, as I already hardly have enough time/energy to take care of baby + work from home all day. I make massive amounts of milk (my newborn is constantly being accidentally drenched by these boob-geysers), and if someone was offering me money for the extra milk I would be overjoyed. I would donate it, but feel like that would be too much for me right now, as I already hardly have enough time/energy to take care of baby + work from home all day.

]]> By: When it is not breast | PhD in Parenting http://www.phdinparenting.com/2009/07/03/blood-milk-and-profits/#comment-28017 When it is not breast | PhD in Parenting Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:48:56 +0000 http://www.phdinparenting.com/?p=2097#comment-28017 [...] There is a very small percentage of moms who are physically unable to breastfeed and they are lucky to have formula as an alternative. But I wish they had other options. I wish that human milk banks were more common. There are major institutions set up to collect, screen and distribute donated blood to those that need it, why...? [...] [...] There is a very small percentage of moms who are physically unable to breastfeed and they are lucky to have formula as an alternative. But I wish they had other options. I wish that human milk banks were more common. There are major institutions set up to collect, screen and distribute donated blood to those that need it, why…? [...]

]]> By: Monica Cravotta http://www.phdinparenting.com/2009/07/03/blood-milk-and-profits/#comment-23954 Monica Cravotta Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:25:45 +0000 http://www.phdinparenting.com/?p=2097#comment-23954 I just came across your site and this article. Thank you for posting! I totally agree with what you are suggesting and would like to help you promote the the systemic change needed. I'm a writer too, and a musician in Austin, Texas. I'm working with a group of women to put together a children's album and we intend to donate a large part of the profits to Mother's Milk Bank. Album is due out mid-May - in time for Mother's Day. You inspire me to create some additional promotional messages about how we could transform lives, enable mothers to stay at home, etc. if we started compensating for milk donations. Great stuff. I just came across your site and this article. Thank you for posting! I totally agree with what you are suggesting and would like to help you promote the the systemic change needed. I’m a writer too, and a musician in Austin, Texas. I’m working with a group of women to put together a children’s album and we intend to donate a large part of the profits to Mother’s Milk Bank. Album is due out mid-May – in time for Mother’s Day. You inspire me to create some additional promotional messages about how we could transform lives, enable mothers to stay at home, etc. if we started compensating for milk donations. Great stuff.

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