It's one thing to assess risks and make decisions for our own children; it's
another for those risks to be considered for a donor milk recipient. So, I
don't think this is saying we need to employ these (or other, similar)
standards to feed our own babies.
We can generalize based on well-conducted research, but we can't generalize
based on our own personal experiences....
We have to remember that when we minimize/discount/invalidate real risks
based on our own experiences, we're essentially doing the same thing as
parents who point to their perfectly healthy formula-fed children to
invalidate the risks of formula feeding (or the benefits of breastfeeding,
however you'd like to say it). When we consider how to handle this, we
can't allow for any double-standards.
Amy West, CLC
On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 3:40 PM, Morgan Gallagher <
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> Of course, at base, it's also saying that mothers should do this in order
> to feed their own babies....
>
> I'd fail several of those tests. *looks at 5 year old*
>
> Doens't appear to have made any difference.
>
> :-)
>
> Morgan
>
>
> On 29/11/2010 20:29, Nikki Lee wrote:
>
>> Dear Lactnet Friends:
>>
>> Odd that the authorities are concerned about human milk sharing because of
>> risk, yet authorities have no such compunction about handing out formula.
>>
>> On the other hand, in this day and age where nasty viruses can be
>> transmitted in life-giving liquids (i.e. semen and blood and milk), it is
>> worth it to be careful. Perhaps there could be universal safe guidelines
>> for
>> milk sharing, as there are for safe sex?
>>
>> Perhaps that is where the effort should go, to construct a set of
>> guidelines
>> for women that want to donate/receive milk? I made up some guidelines.
>> What
>> do you all think? (Could these be guidelines for a Licensed Wet Nurse?)
>>
>> 1) Regular blood testing for nasty viruses (every 6 months?) Cost to be
>> shared between donor and receiver.
>>
>> 2) Donor to have a yearly physical, to ensure a basic level of health.
>> (Cost
>> to be shared between donor and receiver)
>>
>> 3) Random urine testing (once every 3 months) for tobacco, drugs of abuse
>> and prescription medications.
>>
>> 4) Random culturing of the milk (once every 3 months).
>>
>>
>> just speculating....
>>
>> warmly,
>>
>>
>> Nikki Lee RN, BSN, Mother of 2, MS, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI, ANLC
>> craniosacral therapy practitioner
>> www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com
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