Looking for Donor Milk in Tucson

[growgrowgrow]

Hi all, I'm  looking for breast milk for my 3-month-old daughter.  I have IGT / HPTB and suffer from severe & chronic low milk supply.  I've been doing everything to increase supply... I was on domperidone and getting 4oz a day, but had to stop taking it because we couldn't afford the prescription and now I'm getting only 1oz a day.  We've had her on exclusively breast milk through some generous donations, but our stash is about to run out.  If anybody has extra please let me know.  I would be so grateful.  I can replace milk storage bags with either Lansinoh or Medela.  Unfortunately can't afford to travel outside of Tucson as we are both unemployed so $ is very, very tight.  Thank you!!!!

[SundayCrepes]

Have you looked at www.milkshare.com? I donated through there many years ago to a local mama. Then when we adopted I found 4 donors. 1 was in Phx (and was only a single donation,) 2 were in town, and 1 was from out of town, but she traveled here frequently and would bring the milk to me.

[growgrowgrow]

Thanks so much, P. I just headed over there... I see they ask for $20 in order to join the list though which is not doable for us at this time. Just emailed to see if they'd let me pay it later. Fingers crossed!

[SundayCrepes]

Originally Posted by growgrowgrow 

Thanks so much, P. I just headed over there... I see they ask for $20 in order to join the list though which is not doable for us at this time. Just emailed to see if they'd let me pay it later. Fingers crossed!

That's new. It wasn't like that before. You could also try www.asklenore.info. It's kind of a long shot, but you never know.

Also try here http://www.eatsonfeets.org/

[SundayCrepes]

BTW, do we know each other in real life?

[growgrowgrow]

thanks!!!  i met you and sarah once at bentley's.  i'm deborah (i changed my username which used to be desertdessert).

[SundayCrepes]

Hi. Congratulations on your baby.

[growgrowgrow]

thank you!  she is wonderful.  hope you are well!

btw we got some donor milk today - so we are set for a week or two, but i'm still looking for potential donors for down the road.  thanks everyone!

Originally Posted by SundayCrepes 

Hi. Congratulations on your baby.

[LexiDrewMama]

I know this thread is a couple months old....have you found yourself a donor? If not I may be able to donate...

[growgrowgrow]

hi there!  we've had quite a few donations, but our stash is running out and we are always open to more donors.  i would be very grateful!  i was able to get some more dom, and am now getting about 6oz a day total which is better than nothing, eh?  but my baby takes about 40oz a day, so we're going through donor milk really fast. thanks so much for considering helping out!

[LexiDrewMama]

I have oversupply for my 7 week old DD, but the pump I was going to be getting seems to have fallen through : (

[scbegonias]

LexiDrewMama and Growgrowgrow, if you're in need of a pump, I could loan mine out (semi long term). I just stopped pumping, and have a Medala PIS and a bunch of milk bags.

[natalie03434]

By any chance do you still have any milk you are able to donate? We will pay for the supply bags and can come pick it up or meet you and pay for gas money.

My husband and I have had taken in an infant placed by CPS. I am a nurse in the neonatal ICU in Tucson, AZ where the baby boy was born at 24 weeks weighing 1 pound 6 ounces. What a miracle story he has and continues to have each day.
Due to drugs and other social issues he was placed in our care while mom tries to get her life together. The baby boy is now (almost) 5 months old, weighing 8 and a half pounds, and doing better than expected. Of course he has many different diagnoses but all the doctors feel he will out grow and recover from each of them. He was re-hospitalized in February with cardiac arrest due to a virus he caught so his immune system was again wiped out from all the antibiotics they were trialing along with his immature immune and nervous system he has from being born so early. He is such a fighter and we have no doubt that he will grow up to be a strong, with his relentless attitude and God's hands; however he is not able to tolerate any formula which makes his ability to thrive difficult. We have tried every formula on the market we know of (neosure, neocate, enfamil, nutramigen, etc) and he is not able to handle it. The doctors are not sure if it is a sensitivity or an allergy but for whatever reason he is only able to tolerate breast milk- he is a completely different baby with breast milk. (No rash, swelling, crying, stool issues, etc). We were blessed to have a nurse donate three weeks worth however he is almost completely out so we are searching everywhere to see if it is possible to get breast milk donated for him. If you do have any left and are willing to donate it feel free to get back to me anytime, if not thank you for offering it to others before!

 

[growgrowgrow]

Hi, just wanted to update that we are now at 9 months.  I've kept my baby breastfed, almost exclusively through donor milk, since 8 weeks.  I am hoping to get to 1 year postpartum.  I'd planned to breastfeed until 2 or 3 years old, but I really would just be happy to make it to one year without having to give her another ounce of formula.  I have had donations from 21 fantastic women.  I am looking for more immediately because we are down to 1 or 2 days (stretching it) of breastmilk in our stash.  If anyone has some they could spare, I would so appreciate it.  Also, if you know of any breastfeeding mamas, maybe you could let them know if they ever have a surplus, that there are people looking for donations?  I know there have got to be many moms in this city with freezers full of extra milk! 

Here's a link to my story.  I have IGT, so my breasts are structurally not capable of producing more than 1oz of milk a day without taking domperidone (which I did take, but had to stop taking it for medical reasons).

Thank you for your time and for considering being a milk donor!

[growgrowgrow]

Bumping - still looking for local donors!  I can also travel to Bisbee and Sierra Vista!