Betsey: The $2.50 per ounce is not the price of breast milk from a milk bank. It is reimbursement - probably only partial - for testing, pooling, testing, pasteurizing, testing, freezing, testing, storing, maintaining the facilities, endless recordkeeping, packaging & shipping of breast milk to the end user. It is not a profit making venture. The next time you attend a conference or workshop where someone who runs a milk bank is speaking about what they do, consider attending. I think you will come out of that session with a new respect, and wondering how they can charge ONLY $2.50 per ounce for their services. Phyllis Adamson, IBCLC [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