Current Hometown: Louisville, KY Story took place in Allen, TX When I had my second son, Drew, I began pumping right away due to latch-on problems. I wanted to give him breastmilk, so I was determined to pump for at least the first 6 months of his life. 
In my opinion, human milk is the best nutrition for any child, so I made sure to pump every 3 hours. I was producing way more milk than Drew was consuming, and my freezer was filling up quickly. I went online to see what to do with the extra milk, and came across different options such as selling milk or donating online. Neither of these made me comfortable and appeared to be a lot of work. At Drew’s 1 month check-up, I mentioned to his pediatrician that I had a lot of breastmilk and asked if there was a local donation option. They recommended the Mothers’ Milk Bank of North Texas, saying it was an excellent nonprofit organization that helped premature or sick babies in need. I went home to search for the Milk Bank online, and then called to find out how I could become a donor. It was an easy screening process, and soon enough I became a qualified donor. 
My husband helped out tremendously by dropping-off the milk on his way to work. Within 6 months, I was able to donate more than 250 ounces to the Milk Bank. It was such a great feeling knowing that every extra ounce was helping a baby who may have been in critical need of donor human milk, or that it was helping a mother who wasn’t able to feed her baby. Drew is now 10 months old, his brother, Max, 4. I felt it was important to provide my children with breastmilk because I wanted to give them the healthiest start in life. I am grateful that I was able to donate to The Mothers’ Milk Bank of North Texas and help other babies receive the nutrition they need to become healthy.