"I do not have time to do charity work, nor do I have an abundance of money to donate to all those worthy causes out there, so this was my way of giving back to society.
Wouldn't you hope that a mom out there would step up and do the same thing for your baby?"
Lisa V (breastmilk donor) - Cape Town
"It cost me nothing and took just a bit of my time. More importantly, I was saving a life, a little baby's life."
Helen P (breastmilk donor) - Cape Town
"I gave birth to a 13 week premature baby who weighed 905 grams and dropped to 750 grams. I was producing very little milk at the time and I was able to secure some donor milk through Milk Matters!
The service I received from Milk Matters was absolutely awesome and I believe that Gabe’s health benefitted tremendously from the donor milk.
I would urge any lady who has surplus breast milk to please donate it to Milk Matters.
The benefits to premature and all babies are really too many to put in words.
Please, please donate your extra breast milk!"
Angelique - recipient premature baby's mom
"What a privilege it has been to be able to donate breastmilk for the tiny little premature babies who need it so desperately.
I never knew that formula milk could have such negative side effects on premature babies, until I got involved."
Natalie (breastmilk donor) - Kraaifontein
What about the sick or premature baby who cannot suck properly?
Kangaroo- also known as skin to skin care is essential for better weight gain and recovery of these babies. Cup feeding or tube feeding can be done with mother's expressed breastmilk. By giving her baby expressed breastmilk and doing skin to skin care a mother makes a vital contribution to helping her baby fight infections and grow better. Most private hospitals provide multi-user electric breast pumps. They are also available for hire from Milk Matters or the Breastfeeding Association (083 771 6230 or 021 6595599).
Learning to breastfeed is a gradual process for tiny premature infants. Allow him to spend time at the breast even if he does not suckle at first. It may take some time before he learns to suckle effectively.
Dad also plays an important role when giving skin to skin care to his little son or daughter.
Also see Dr Bergman's site www.kangaroomothercare.com