On 9/15/04 10:02 AM, "Janice Reynolds" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> So, this mom and 6 other area mothers
>> have banded together to provide milk for this baby.
> 
> 
> Something like this happened in Edmonton Alberta (where Jodine Chase lives,
> perhaps she can comment further)  A dozen moms donated for a baby who had
> been breastfed, but mom got an illness that excluded breastfeeding.  The
> story was picked up by CTV (national news network).  It ran as a "feel good"
> story, about the compassion of friends, but also had to note the "dangers"
> of sharing unscreened milk.  I wish they had instead ran this story as an
> illustration of the failure of our health system to provide screened, banked
> milk for those who need it.
> 
> Janice Reynolds
> Saskatchewan, Canada

Yes, this was in our city a couple of years ago. I blogged the news coverage
at the time, and although the story is no longer available, my blog excerpt
is still in the archive (see below). They did reference milk banking but it
could have been a stronger reference. However, I doubt the reporter would
have seen this story as appropriate illustration of the necessity of milk
banking, as Cherilyn's baby was 8-9 months when she became ill.


-- Jodine Chase

> Thursday, March 13, 2003
> http://bfnews.blogspot.com/2003_03_09_bfnews_archive.html  
> 
> Mother breastfed baby with friends milk
> CFCNplus.ca
> 13/03/2003
> 
> "Many women choose to breastfeed their babies. It¹s a healthy choice for
> babies, and many mothers look at it as a special way of bonding with their
> child. One-year-old Madeline was breastfed; first by her mother Cherilyn
> Michaels, and then by her mother's friends. You see, Cherilyn got very sick,
> and could no longer breastfeed. Her friends heard about her dilemma and those
> who could, donated some of their own breast milk in baby bottles. ³If she was
> getting donated breast milk she'd be all cuddly. She'd act like she was
> nursing. She'd fall asleep readily. Where as with formula, it was fine, but
> she'd drink it down like it was apple juice. It made a huge emotional
> difference to her,² said Michaels. ³Even being breastfed through a bottle,
> there's something in it that could comfort her better than just formula in a
> bottle,² said milk donor Lindsay Rock. However, formula is safer, because
> there are risks of spreading disease through breast milk. Donating breast
> milk, through breast-milk banks, used to be a much more common practise.
> There¹s a milk bank in Vancouver that is considered to have a safe supply and
> it will ship milk outside the city. "

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