Hello, Dru.
       I don't know about being able to donate to milk banks when inducing
lactation.  But I can tell you that many, many mothers have induced lactation
long before someone thought to get creative and add hormones to the picture.  I
have been working with breastfeeding mothers for more than 20 years, and have
worked with quite a few who induced lactation without drugs.  History is full
of stories of grandmothers who induced lactation for a baby whose mother died.
 I am sure if you search the Lactnet archives, you will find other
information and stories.  Sucking is the thing that brings in milk.  Whether or not you
use hormones, you won't get milk if the breasts are not suckled, either by
baby or pump.  I would also like to remind you that hormones are very potent
chemicals.  A little bit of hormone can have a broad effect.  I have always been
nervous about society deciding to so cavalierly use hormones in so many
situations (though I agree that it is appropriate in cases of known deficiency).
Look at what we now know about using HRT (hormone replacement therapy) for
menopause!  DES (Diethylstilbesterol) was an estrogenic drug used during pregnancies
50 years ago, and many of the children (both boys and girls) who were exposed
to it in utero have all sorts of reproductive problems.  We are now seeing
some of the same problems in grown children who were fed completely on soy
formula.  Soy has lots of estrogen.  And remember, both estrogen and progesterone
need to be *low* after birth, for milk supply to come in well.
       Dee

Dee Kassing, BS, MLS, IBCLC
Collinsville, Illinois, in central USA

             ***********************************************

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