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…
At Mothers’ Milk Bank of North Texas we are passionate supporters of breastfeeding because of the nutritional and emotional benefits for both mother and child. Breastfeeding moms also have the…
Laci Landrith
McKinney, TX
After three years of fertility treatments to counter my PCOS while trying to conceive, my husband and I tried to adopt earlier this year.…
Laura Bayzle
Raleigh, NC
After my oldest son Connor was born, I realized that I was blessed with an abundant milk supply. As I prepared to go back to work, I knew I…
Simone Summerlin
Donor Program Coordinator
To conclude our Mothers’ Milk Bank of North Texas video series, we take a look at all the good that comes from donating…
If you have ever considered selling
your surplus breastmilk,
here’s why you should
donate to a non-profit milk bank instead.
By Amy Vickers, MSN, RN, IBCLC, Executive Director, Mothers’ Milk Bank of…
some women just don't feel right about it, and that's okay. No need to feel guilty! which was way more open-minded than I was exeitcpng. There are so many ways that there can be issues and women are…
Breastfeeding in public for the first time can be nerve-wracking. Questions such as, “How do I do this?” or “Can people see?” might fill your mind, causing you stress.
Take your time getting situated…
Editor's Note: Kathleen's story originally ran in our monthly E-Newsletter. Thanks for reading it the first or second time here on our blog!
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Editor's Note: Last Fall our E-Newsletter featured this Q&A with Lisa Grubbs, Founder of NICU Helping Hands. We appreciate the organization's mission and so we are sharing the…
On Friday, July 26, 2013, our friends at March of Dimes, in partnership with Baylor All Saints Medical Center Fort Worth and CBS 11/TXA 21, will host the Cowtown Cradles Community Baby Shower in Fort…
Did you know that in the US, November is Prematurity Awareness Month? 1 in 9 babies is born prematurely in the US every year. This issue is not limited to just the US: nearly 500,000 babies every…
Autumn Brinegar
Arizona
My husband is in the Air Force and we were stationed in Okinawa, Japan when our twins, Sawyer and Lucia, were born prematurely at 32 weeks.…
Latch On Texas!
Sat., August 2, 2014
3220 Botanic Garden Blvd
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
We know that our breastfeeding mamas love a good latch-on. And isn’t everything better with friends? We’…
by Amy Trotter, Community Relations Director, Mothers' Milk Bank of North Texas
Photography courtesy MIT Media Lab: Mason Marino & Che-Wei Wang
Mention the words “breast pump” to any woman with…
Did you know that you have something in common with Angelina Jolie? No, it’s not that you are both in love with Brad Pitt, but it’s something that is life-changing: breastfeeding!
Jolie, as well as…
Editors’ note: As most breastfeeding mothers will tell you, the support of doctors, family and friends is important when learning to breastfeed. Even milk donors who eventually “…