Jacquie, what an interesting post - thank you! Made me feel proud of having donated milk in the past... I hope you find more mothers ready and willing.

I'm curious as to why smoking is a contraindication to donation when it isn't considered a contraindication to breastfeeding? Is it the usual story of premature babies being more vulnerable? (But then, surely we'd advise a smoker with a premature baby to breastfeed?)

Your post also made me realise there'd be another potential problem with the idea of buying milk from the impoverished - in some cases, the temptation to dilute it with water to make a few extra cents would prove irresistible. Not a good idea...

Anyway, thanks again for your thoughts from the other side of the fence!


Best wishes,

Dr Sarah Vaughan
MBChB MRCGP

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