Brilliant observations, Sonya, in what you say about disempowering mothers
by the list of DO NOT DOs.

As for the mothers taking fenugreek etc, I've long thought that if the
mothers feeding their own babies are taking these drugs/herbs, how can it
be an issue for donors?  As long as there is full disclosure, in case there
IS a baby who can't take something or other.   And why not accept that milk
for the older babies who might also need donor milk?  It can't be that hard
to code the milk, surely?

The limiting factor for processing "reject" milk would be the volume of
milk that could be run through the institution's pasteuriser each week,
which I know is an issue with some milk banks.

Jacquie Nutt IBCLC
www.milkmatters.org

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