Donating Breast Milk

[meredegaby]

Andrea sent me your link because I was talking about sending my milk to my surrobaby once I give birth! Thank you for this video! You are awesome!! I have a question..but I'll sent u a msg through your inbox! :)

[ursoembarrassing]

i wanna drink your breast milk. can i order some and have it sent to my house? Let me know, please.

[mentalshade]

wow did you take supplements to make your tits big?

[IvnTee07]

Yes I am expecting in January 2010! baby Girl

[JeniProkop]

CONGRATS!

[Kaylandsky]

That is so awesome that you have donated that much already! That is going to help so many babies!

[JeniProkop]

Thank you so much!

[LadeeSlimster]

That's great. are you still breastfeeding? if so how long do you plan to breastfeed for?

[JeniProkop]

Yes, I am... I do not ever want to give Deacon formula... personal choice... so for at least a year... although lately its getting tough because he is so big and he wants to look at something aside from my arm pit. So worst case scenario I pump for his daytime feedings. He will not eat from a bottle at night though (-: Thank goodness!!!

[kosovitacielo]

how long does it take you to collect all that milk?

[JeniProkop]

About 2 1/2 weeks

[leavecommentsonly]

wow, i wish you could donate to that one organization, but how awesome is it that they have enough volunteers that they have to have a waiting list?

also, you're awesome for doing this. :)

[JeniProkop]

Yeah, they have a ton of people... I guess! Hopefully I can donate to them at one point!

Thank you!

[jamaicanmehappy]

aww i just went on the site and they are not accepting apllications right now :( n e whho GOD bless you its a wonderful thing youre doing. im sure it gives you a wonderful feeling :)

[JeniProkop]

Yeah, the breastmilkproject one isn't but the MMB ones are... check one of them out. Some are in high demand!

Oh, I love it...

[angebu24]

wow..thats awesome. how many times a day do u pump? i left a comment on your weight loss vid bcuz i am bfing too but not losing much weight...u must be pumping out 1500 calories a day!..lol..i can usually only get about 5-6 oz out at a time when i pump on one side. im not real sure how much cyrus eats at a time since he still wont take breast milk from a bottle..hes 9 wks..but im sure im no where near where your at...your'e doing a great thing!! im gonna look into doing it myself..thanks

[JeniProkop]

M-F 5 times... once in the AM, 3X at work and once before going to bed at night.

You're making a lot if you're getting that much on one side! During the day I get about 10 total from both sides.

[angebu24]

I know this is not related to donating milk but did u have any trouble getting Deacon to take breast milk from a bottle? What type of bottle do u use? How did u get him to take a bottle? Cyrus is 10 wks tomorrow and he will not take a bottle for anyone...in a way I'm happy but I can never leave him w his daddy or gma and eventually I will be going back to work... Thanks

[JeniProkop]

Yes... he will only eat from the super soft nipples... like the Medla or Dr. Browns ones. Otherwise he will NOT take a bottle! He also will not take a pacifier. My Lac. consultant told me to have my husband give him the first couple... while I am OUT of the house... the baby knows when you're there so they wont take anything but you... but when you're not an option they will take the bottle.

I hope that helps some!

[xxxjoelpolexxx]

Can u post this as a video response to my MMBNT vid please! I want as many as possible to see it :)

[JeniProkop]

Of course!  Likewise!?!

[xxxjoelpolexxx]

Of course!

[JeniProkop]

lol... okay, I'm an idiot... how do you do it?

[JeniProkop]

Okay, I figured it out... I think (-;

[IvnTee07]

I have 3 questions about breast feeding

1. If one decides to breast feed baby and their milk does not come in immediately what happens at the hospital does the hosp. give the baby a bottle?

2. If you pump does all the milk have to be frozen or can you put some in the frig if you are going to be using it when you go out ( instead of breast feeding in the public)

3. Would you recc. purchasing some formula just in case you cant feed the baby by the breast once you get the child home?

[chall1011]

deff...have formula incase your milk isnt enough at home, i breastfed for a week and she wasnt getting enough, not gaining weight and crying non stop, i had to start formula in the middle of the night, and i then did 1/2 formula 1/2 breastmilk and eventually went to all formula

[LadeeSlimster]

Wow, really? I breastfed for a month, I could of kept on going, I started leaking more after I stopped but I had already had a drink, So decided to just stop. He's on formula only now. he's only a month a about a week and for some reason he doesnt sleep and he's always crying, so now I put a little bit of rice cereal in his milk and it works, he sleeps more and hes not as fussy as he was before. he was also premature he was 5 pounds 9 ounces and now he is 8 pounds.

[JeniProkop]

Okay, so here is my personal take...

I vowed to never give Deacon formula... personal choice. I bought the pump 2 months before even having him... $350!

I think and what I have been told is that supplementing with formula ruins your milk supply. (baby doesn't need to nurse, so your supply drops!) So I never bought or kept formula in the house.

[JeniProkop]

Deacon was born on a Tuesday and my milk didn't *start* coming in until Friday. They nurse and get colostrum in the beginning. The more they nurse, the more you produce... its ALL supply and demand! In fact when I went back to work my supply sky rocketed because of pumping... if for some reason you're not producing enough you can pump... by doing so you're upping you demand which in turn increases your supply.

[JeniProkop]

Yes... you can put expressed milk in the fridge for up to a week... then you can warm it up from there. Freshly pumped milk can sit up for I think up to 10 hours! Although I never let it go past 3. I find it MUCH easier to bring a bottle with us when we go out so I just pump before and were set for a while.

Let me know if you have anymore questions... hospitals have lactation consultants and they help A LOT! I had to call one yesterday because I got food poisoning and was afraid to nurse

[JeniProkop]

BTW- you can nurse when you have food poisoning (-:

Are you expecting?

[BAYonushonis]

Thank you for making this video! I want to donate as well and wasn;t sure that I could because there isn't a milk bank in my state..

I can't believe that 6 weeks ago I was worried about my supply! haha

[JeniProkop]

LOL! Same thing here... I was soooo worried that I wouldn't be able to breastfeed Deacon... but well, I'm able to feed him plus who knows how many babies (-:

[BAYonushonis]

Haha! You're doing such a good thing!

[malona23]

you're doing a good deed. Thank you and God Bless you :-)

[JeniProkop]

Thank you so much!

[DawnMarie81]

That is great what you are doing! Something I would definetly love to do when get a baby and if I have enough milk. Great job :)

[JeniProkop]

Thank you so much!

I hope you can!

[amishhorse]

To ALB4EVER05-----It is EXTRA breastmilk that Jeni is donating to the Milk Bank!!! She is exclusively breastfeeding her son!! She has LOTS of milk! Plenty for Deacon! So--she is donating to other mothers who maybe WANTED to breastfeed their babies--but were unable to!!

Jeni is doing a wonderful thing!!!

[JeniProkop]

Thank you so much!

[FamilyOfThreeNow]

thats awesome you're doing that, im sure people really apprecaite it!!

[JeniProkop]

Thank you so much!

[CrazyCoolShorty]

way to go hunny ... how incredible ... you are doing a wonderful thing by donating all that milk .. i am still amazed at how much milk you produce .. its soo much ... way to go .. you rock

[JeniProkop]

Thank you so much!

[LongTrailHome]

I laughed so hard when you said "oooh crazy ladies milk"...hahaha!

That is great that you take the time to do this! Kudos!

[JeniProkop]

Thank you so much!

[aacosta26]

Hello! I had a question, I want to donate as well but dont know if I make enough to donate... How did you know you made enough to donate? I have a milk bank in the city I live in, and love to donate. Great vid by the way!!

[JeniProkop]

I think that you just agree to donate 100 ounces over the duration of your donation... I'd call to double check. MMBSJ never said...

[heatherwaitgirl]

awesome Jeni. Just amazing how much you produce and how many babies you will help nurse to health!

[JeniProkop]

Thank you so much!

[ToBecomeThree]

I think it´s a cool thing. Why not ...

[JeniProkop]

Thanks!

Exactly... got extra, why not share some (-;

[ALB4EVER05]

that kinda nasty to me cause i believe the milk need to go to the child they had

[aacosta26]

ppl used nuesing maids. When rich ppl would have a baby, they would hire a nurse maid to feed their baby. It was completely normal. We drink cows milk, thats not nasty.... and the process they use for cows milk is the same for breast milk...

[JeniProkop]

Exactly... its almost funny how breastmilk is taboo in the US

[aacosta26]

I know!! Its like ppl think its this new thing or weird thing to do, but in reality ppl have been doing it since well time began!!

[JeniProkop]

I totally agree... but check out the sites... you may change your mind. I still nurse/give Deacon only my milk but for other babies in the NICU and whatnot... well, it helps them.

[ArmindaHeart]

oh! how much milk do you pump in one setting? just curious.

[JeniProkop]

lol... depends on the time of the day... typically 10oz every 4 hours during the day... 6 after he eats at night and about 15+ in the morning

[ArmindaHeart]

i'm jealous that you have extra milk. i struggle to keep up with my baby's demands, but i'm close!!

[JeniProkop]

Can you try pumping? My supply has gone crazy since I went back to work because of pumping...

[ArmindaHeart]

I've tried it all: pumping in between feedings, always feeding him, taking herbal supplements (febugreek), etc. My body just sucks : (

[JeniProkop]

Thank you so much!

Best of luck with your certification! Since you probably know a ton about breast milk do you know if the nutritional content changes when it's expressed and fed by a bottle? Just curious as my son gets fed four times a day with a bottle of expressed milk... Thank you!

[Passion4Pregnancy]

This is SUCH an amazing gift your giving to babies in need, Im sure thats its extremely appreciated. Great job. It's awesome to know that there's strong women out there going out of there way to do this for others!!!

As soon as I become certified, I completely plan on encouraging exclusive breastfeeding to mothers, the benefits are astronomical.