Hi Kika,
I'm so sorry you lost your little Javier.   It must have been
heartbreaking all over again to throw away the milk you had pumped for him.

In the US, if one woman wants to make a "casual" donation of breastmilk
to another, they are supposed to get a physician involved to test the
donor mother's blood for HIV, HTLV, Hepatitis (forget which ones) and
sometimes CMV, esp if the recipient is a premie.  If all the tests come
back negative, the milk can be given to the recipient.
Some mothers in insular communities (such as Orthodox Jewish women who
attend the same temple) pass around milk to mothers who need it without
testing.  They feel that the behaviour rules in their community protect
them from these viruses.  That may or may not be true.  As IBCLC's we
have the obligation to educate mothers as to the potential risks, and
make recommendations for safe practices..

The rules might be different in Spain...
Catherine Watson Genna, BS, IBCLC  NYC

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