I have this mother's permission to post. I attempted a LN archive search
with no results.

She asked a plasma donation center about whether she could donate plasma
(for income) while breastfeeding an eight month old baby.

She said their answer was no, based on the fact they use an anticoagulant
which might get to the baby. I told her to find out the specific
anticoagulant they were speaking of using so we could look it up. I did
look up Heparin just out of curiosity and found it is too large a
molecule to get through to the milk.

Of greater concern for me is the nutritional load on the mother of losing
protein while maintaining her own health while continuing to make the
milk she wants for her baby.

She remarked that she is feeding her baby "just 2 jars of baby food"
daily, and breastfeeding for the rest of his nutrition. "Much cheaper",
she said. When I next speak to her, I will ask her if she has considered
making her own baby food with a grinder right at the family meal, to save
money.

I'd appreciate the experience or thoughts of others.

Jean
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K. Jean Cotterman RNC, IBCLC
Dayton, Ohio USA

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