Women takes out ad to sell breast milk

I think she's asking too little.

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Without knowing anything about this woman, I wouldn't have given it to my infants. HOW do you know for sure it's safe?

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Thats what I was thinking Ethel. I actually think there should be breast milk stores. If women wanted to sell milk, were screened and their milk pasteurized it should be made available to those who can't/won't breastfeed. It would be awesome if stores like Whole foods had a breast milk section. It is far better to feed an infant someone else's breast milk than infant formula if you cannot feed the baby yourself.When I had pumped too much milk, and it was being dumped down the sink I felt I was wasting liquid gold. I would have gladly donated or sold my milk for the health of another child.

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I wouldn't use a stranger-lady's milk, but I'd pay for milk from someone I know. It's still a little sketchy, though, because you never know the health history very thoroughly.

I can't believe that the pasteurization process doesn't harm much/some of the good stuff of breastmilk.

If I had to use someone else's milk, I'd probably go for the pasteurized stuff, though.

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I know I read somewhere about a program bringing people together to share breastmilk. It was not for money though, more just trying to help people that are not able to breastfeed.

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My birth attendants and other women in the community donated milk for my son (who was very small when he was born) until my milk came in. I am forever grateful to them.

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I "borrowed" milk from a friend for my first child. I couldn't make enough, and she was making so much she couldn't use it all. She must have given me over 3,000 oz, all told. It was the most amazing gift I'd ever received.

Of course, I knew her and knew about her personal choices (as well as you ever can know another person), so I trusted her milk.

This time around, it's me who has more milk than I need. I wish I could give it to someone. That stuff is so precious, I hate to see it go to waste. It's already pumped, frozen, and ready to serve.

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I donated 660 ounces of milk to the Denver Milk Bank when my son was a baby. I was pumping just to keep a good supply and in case he ever would need a bottle. That never happened so the milk just sat in my neighbor's deep freeze. Since it is liquid gold, I could not bear to throw it out and my La Leche League leader gave me the number of that place.

It was rather complicated to donate it. I needed a blood test and my son needed a doctor's form filled out and I needed to find 5 pounds of dry ice from somewhere but it was worth it to me.

The milk goes to babies whose mothers are unable to pump or provide breast milk and the babies need it to survive. I would never have sold the milk. If any friends wanted it, I would have given it for free but the milk bank was the next best thing. And it took all my milk, even what I pumped before the blood test.

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There are plenty of informal milkshare arrangements. I think she shouldn't be asking for money but I like the idea that she wants it not to go to waste.

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If you are afraid of the fact that it's not pasteurized, people could boil it. As for why she's asking for money, maybe she needs the money, and she did pay for the equipment to pump. I don't see anything wrong with what she is doing.

I really wish it were easier to buy breast milk. I would buy it in a heartbeat if I could identify a regular supply.

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Personally, I wouldn't buy someone else's breastmilk, nor would I try to SELL mine.

If I had an abundance that I needed to get rid of, I would donate it. It stays months when frozen.

If I needed it, I would find it from a familiar. Buying some random person's milk is too risky for me.

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