Happy Thanksgiving! Today, most of us are celebrating with family and friends and giving thanks for the blessings in our lives. At Mothers' Milk Bank of North Texas (MMBNT), our work…
The statistics are staggering. Fifteen million babies are born preterm worldwide each year. One million babies die as a result. In an effort to combat this very serious health problem, a global…
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Another Human Milk Pasteurizer!
It's the second week of Prematurity Awareness Month and Mothers' Milk Bank of North Texas (MMBNT) just launched a new fundraising campaign…
November is Prematurity Awareness Month and Tuesday, November 17, is World Prematurity Day. In the United States, 1 of every 8 babies is born prematurely. A…
Monica Cunningham, Civ USAF AFMC AFLCMC/WKDBC
Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK
The Mothers’ Milk Bank of North Texas recently…
Katie Stilson
Atlanta, GA
I was lucky enough to have a mom who breastfed my three siblings and me, so I always knew I wanted to nurse my kiddos. However, I didn’t…
Cynthia Koogle
Evergreen, Colorado
Soon after my son Jamie was born by caesarian section my incision became infected and I was readmitted to the hospital for five…
We at Mothers' Milk Bank of North Texas have received a number of calls from concerned donors and citizens about the recent study published in Pediatrics concerning microbial contamination …
Mothers' Milk Bank of North Texas is excited to announce that we are now a part of Kroger's Community Rewards! If you have a Kroger Plus Card, be sure to register online (see instructions below) so a…
Simone Summerlin
Donor Mom Coordinator
We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again; Mother’s Milk Bank of North Texas loves our donor moms! They are incredible and…
Patricia Stanley
Burleson, TX
I view my breastmilk donations to Mothers' Milk Bank of North Texas as one of the most important things I have ever done. My first child spent only her first…
How lucky am I to have a job that is part of something that makes a difference in the lives of babies …
In both a sad, yet overcoming chain of events I was presented the opportunity to work with…
Jennifer Anderson
Dallas, TX
When I was pregnant with my first child, I was 100 percent certain I was going to breastfeed. After Emma was born, the nurses…
Debbie Quila
Richardson, TX
When she was first born, Harper wouldn’t latch on for breastfeeding. I saw several different lactation consultants and didn’t feel like…
Kristen Storto
Jacksonville, FL
The birth of my daughter, Julianne, was a normal, uncomplicated birth. Thanks to a very helpful nurse at the hospital, we were able…
Simone Summerlin
Donor Mom Coordinator
We hope you’re enjoying the Mothers’ Milk Bank of North Texas video series so far. On our Texas Breastfeeding blog, we’re…
Today commemorates a decade of milk banking for Mothers’ Milk Bank of North Texas. Our anniversary luncheon at Ridglea Country Club will celebrate 10 years of collecting, storing, pasteurizing…
Welcome to The Mothers’ Milk Bank of North Texas' blog!
We created TexasBreastfeeding.org to support breastfeeding mommas from the Lone Star State and beyond. Twice a week we will write about…
A note to our readers: Mary's blog post was first featured on the Offbeat Families blog.
Thanks, Mary, for also sharing your story with us.
Mary
This is the story…
Julia
Formerly from Amarillo, TX
Currently living in West Palm Beach, FL
Planning to move back to Texas in Spring 2014
When I was…