Can I sell breastmilk???

sexandthecity

SUESMITH wrote: »

what is revolting and disturbing about that? better than sitting expressing via a pump for hours which she was already doing anyway - the pain of engorgement has to be experienced to be fully understood

I have felt the pain of engorgement, it - no pun intended- sucks.

I have two daughters age 2 and 7 who were both breastfed, I used a pump and gave them expressed milk as well as from me. I think me and my husband have a fairly decent relationship but in no way did I want him doing that.

laurenjs88

I think its a great idea, my OH and i have dicussed it as we'll be losing our main wage packet when im off for 9 months... the MA per week isnt 2 days wages for me :'( plus the amount of overtime i do!

I cant donate blood, milk etc because as a child i had a blood disorder and lots of blood transfusions, but if its healthy enough for my kids i dont see any reason if an adult is using it for whatever they wish, then they aremore than welcome to buy it! And i would be over the moon if my breastmilk was to help someone with cancer.

My partner refuses to have any "bitty" time though LOL though that thought kind of makes me cringe!!

lynneinjapan

sexandthecity wrote: »

I find it a bit low rent to do that when there are really sick babies who could use this milk

It's not that simple - what if you don't have a milk bank near you (there are only 17 in the UK, all but two of them in England), or if you don't meet the conditions for donating (just as you have to meet certain conditions to be accepted as a blood donor, similar conditions apply for donating milk)? They also have time limits: my local milk bank won't want my milk any more once my baby gets to 6 months old, because the composition of the milk changes.

If you read the comments below the "Closer" article you'll have seen that the lady did investigate the possibility but didn't have a milk bank nearby, and didn't start selling her milk until several months later anyway.

I agree with the view that human milk is designed for humans, so why should we happily drink milk designed for baby cows and yet balk at the idea of consuming the milk of our own species - especially if it may well be for its nutritional/medical properties rather than just as a fetish?

Littlemadam83

That closer article REALLY grossed me out!! The man that wanted the bra, and her partner having some!

I totally see the point about cows milk for cows etc, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it!!

fozzeh

You can donate breast milk to special care baby units and there are some guidelines you need to follow considering the storing of milk etc. I find it amusing how you use 'posh mum' who may want to use breast milk to feed their baby. Other mums from many backgrounds may want to use breast milk to but 'aren't bothered' to do it themselves.

Demizdeeroolz

There are nurses from the milk banks that travel to your home to collect it. When I enquired with my community midwives they didn't have details, I only knew about it after reading forums.

I live in Derby and the milk bank at Birmingham had nurses that cover separate regions that do the milk pick ups. The nurse took my blood to screen at the same time as she collected my first batch of milk. i'm unable to include a link as this is my first post but the info is found at U K A M B dot org

elash77

Some Universities will take it for research purposes even if it has been in the freezer for a number of months. Not sure how you find out about it in your area though.

lynneinjapan

Demizdeeroolz wrote: »

There are nurses from the milk banks that travel to your home to collect it. When I enquired with my community midwives they didn't have details, I only knew about it after reading forums.

I live in Derby and the milk bank at Birmingham had nurses that cover separate regions that do the milk pick ups. The nurse took my blood to screen at the same time as she collected my first batch of milk. i'm unable to include a link as this is my first post but the info is found at U K A M B dot org

The Birmingham one came to collect my milk when my daughter was a baby in 2006/7, but they don't any more. I had to drop off my own milk this time round (first half of this year). (I live in Birmingham; I suppose it's possible that they might still have someone doing collections in outlying areas, but the Milk Bank people themselves no longer have the use of a car.) For the blood screening I had the choice of going into the hospital or getting my GP surgery to take the samples and then dropping them off with a milk delivery. Fortunately they only do a single screening now, rather than one when you start and another when you finish.

davester

Could always sell it to this guy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXMapqiDsqs

SailorSam

I've just been watching the Pope preparing for his visit,
do you think he has the Op in mind when he speaks of the milk of human kindness.