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…
Emma
While pregnant with her daughter, Sara spotted a billboard one day that piqued her interest. Featuring Mothers' Milk Bank of North Texas (MMBNT), the roadside display ended up starting…
In 1988, President Ronald Reagan designated October as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month with the following proclamation . . .
Each year, approximately a million pregnancies in the United…
Preemie twins
Helping sick babies with donor milk is now easier for southwest Dallas moms
Accommodating busy donor moms is a priority for Mothers' Milk Bank of North Texas. We…
(pictured above from left: milk donor Falisha Young, neonatologist Darryl Miao, MD, milk donor Britt Bachmann, neonatologist Erin Hamilton Spence, MD, neonatologist Susan Sward-Comunelli…
Amanda Chavez Dallas, TX I ran home for lunch one afternoon, just in time to catch the news on WFAA. It mostly serves as background noise while I am at home, but…