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"I was blessed with more than enough breast milk for our son and to donate to Milk Matters.  It was a pleasure to be able to donate any extra breast milk and I always knew it would be use to save precious little lives."


Renate (breastmilk donor) - Kraaifontein

 

"The term Milk "Bank" is perfect - it simultaneously describes the safety and the value of donated milk."

Dr Alan Horn, Neonatologist, Cape Town

"Milk Matters made it easy and convenient for me to donate expressed milk"


Kariema - Southfield

 

"A premature baby needs so little breastmilk. I was always so careful not to spill any of it. I know of mothers who express surplus milk in the shower or simply throw it down the drain. It’s just such a waste."

Terri (breastmilk donor) Green Point

Milk Matters

Breastfeeding And The Working Mother

How Do We Offer The Milk And How Much Does My Baby Need?

You could offer your baby the milk from a sterile cup or bottle. One of the risks of introducing bottles is that your baby may reject the breast in favour of the bottle. For this reason you could use a cup. It may also help if someone else feeds your baby. Your baby will then associate you exclusively with breastfeeding.

It is recommended that the average baby needs 120 to 150ml of breastmilk substitute for every kilogram he weighs, every 24 hours. (E.g. For a 5kg baby - 120ml breastmilk x 5kg = 600mls over 6 feeds = 100mls per feed on average.) Some babies prefer more and others less.

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