Valerie,
My son received breast milk for 7 months. Some from a milk bank, and a little from friends. I am adopting another one (due any moment), and have received donations from friends, and one very wonderful mama. I am just going to take a basic little bit to the hospital, keep the rest in the freezer at the hotel room, and tell them that I pumped it before hand. I have been given proof by the donors that the milk is free of disease, they were not taking any meds, and almost everyone's eating habits. Our bmom has made an extensive hospital plan that included our wishes and hers. She is wonderful. Our little one will be syringe fed when we are not with her, but they are allowing me to visit whenever I want (baby has to stay in isolation nursery since bmom does not want her to be roomed in). So, I am sure I will be falling asleep in the rocker. I will at least get to stay in one of their family rooms, but the baby is not allowed to room in.
The best way to ship it (well, what works best for us) is to get a reg. carboard box find some silver lined shipping insulation panels (top, sides, and bottom), pack the breastmilk in, leave some space at the top, and add some dry ice. It needs to be shipped overnight express, and UPS usually gives me the least problems. It's heavy, and can get expensive, but is sooooo well worth it. HTH, and if you need any other info, let me know
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My son received breast milk for 7 months. Some from a milk bank, and a little from friends. I am adopting another one (due any moment), and have received donations from friends, and one very wonderful mama. I am just going to take a basic little bit to the hospital, keep the rest in the freezer at the hotel room, and tell them that I pumped it before hand. I have been given proof by the donors that the milk is free of disease, they were not taking any meds, and almost everyone's eating habits. Our bmom has made an extensive hospital plan that included our wishes and hers. She is wonderful. Our little one will be syringe fed when we are not with her, but they are allowing me to visit whenever I want (baby has to stay in isolation nursery since bmom does not want her to be roomed in). So, I am sure I will be falling asleep in the rocker. I will at least get to stay in one of their family rooms, but the baby is not allowed to room in.
The best way to ship it (well, what works best for us) is to get a reg. carboard box find some silver lined shipping insulation panels (top, sides, and bottom), pack the breastmilk in, leave some space at the top, and add some dry ice. It needs to be shipped overnight express, and UPS usually gives me the least problems. It's heavy, and can get expensive, but is sooooo well worth it. HTH, and if you need any other info, let me know
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