Good evening all. Just a word of caution. Although we recognize people's desire to help mothers, for many reasons, Lactnet can *not* to be used for linking private individuals wanting to buy, trade or sell human milk. Please refer all those seeking to obtain donor milk, to a milk bank....or to more than one, if one nearby is not accepting or able to help. Some insurance cover donor milk, I heard, though I have no direct experience with this. While we understand that there are altruistic motivations, and a genuine desire to help behind the posts re: this subject, we must insist that Lactnet not be a venue for this type of communication or transaction. We of course have no control over what correspondence goes on between subscribers, or between subscribers and anyone on the planet who reads our archives. That is individual and out of our realm. Thank you for understanding. There are many health issues with regard to using donor milk, and potential for problems exists if the milk is not treated and/or tested for possible infections, etc. I do not support the use of donor milk that has not gone through proper processing and testing, according to HMBANA guidelines. Thanks for keeping these types of posts private...and thank you all for wanting to help mothers in this situation. Safety is important here. Warm regards, Kathleen Bruce RN IBCLC Kathleen Bruce RN IBCLC Independent consultant: Breastfeeding Clinic of Vermont, Lactation Resources of Vermont, Medela, Inc. Listowner Lactnet listserv [log in to unmask] Archives: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/lactnet.html *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html