Nicole's Donor Story

Tuesday, 6/6/2017

Many of our milk donors learn about Mothers’ Milk Bank of North Texas through friends and family, hospitals or online searches, but for some, all it takes is a simple car ride. That’s what happened when Nicole drove down Magnolia Avenue and our office caught her eye.

As a mom producing milk in excess of her daughter Ma’Kaila’s needs, Nicole knew MMBNT was a perfect place for her. She went through donor screening, a process she called “easy.” In the months that have followed, she has donated more than 500 ounces of breastmilk to feed fragile infants.

“It means a lot,” Nicole says of knowing she’s helping so many in need. “I’m able to help a mother who can’t breastfeed, and feed babies who need mother’s milk.”

While Nicole has an abundance of milk, that doesn’t mean she hasn’t faced her own challenges. Her busy, 7 days a week work schedule can make breastfeeding and pumping difficult. Living near a depot, as well as working near MMBNT, provides some convenience to her schedule. “I endure and persevere,” she said. Ma’Kaila is currently 10 months old, and Nicole hopes to continue nursing up to age 2.

Nicole has enjoyed her experience as a donor, and encourages others who are doing the same. “You are doing a good deed,” she said. “The families who are getting the milk will appreciate it.”

For more information about becoming a donor, click here.