Milk Banks and Moms: How Your Extra Breastmilk Can Save Lives with @ucmilkbank Alison Wolf, CPNP, IBCLC

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Episode Description

Your baby starts drinking less breastmilk when they start solid foods…but your breastmilk can help other families beyond your own baby. Alison Wolf, Executive Director of the University of California Milk Bank explains how donating human milk works, who it benefits, why it’s safe and perhaps possibly something you could consider doing.

About the Guest

• Alison Wolf, CPNP, IBCLC is the Executive Director of the University of California Health Milk Bank
• The UC Health Milk Bank provides safe, high quality donor milk for infants in need
• They are the only milk bank owned by a healthcare system and the only physician-led bank in N. America

Other Episodes Related to this Topic

• Episode 459 - Donor Milk: How Donating and Receiving Breastmilk Helped These Moms
• Episode 436 - How Long Can I Breastfeed? with Ronietra Stewart, RDN, IBCLC
• Episode 424 - Breastfeeding & Starting Solid Foods: When Will My Milk Supply Drop Off? with Jessica Smith, MSN, RN, IBCLC

Links from Episode

• University of California Health Milk Bank website
• UC Health Milk Bank Cherry Blossom Program for bereaved mothers
• HMBANA - donate breastmilk here