Told by: Cambyre

I chose to donate my breastmilk after losing my baby. After my Zannah was born in 2010 and passed away just hours after birth I knew I had to do something to make her short life mean something.  I began to pump and freeze breastmilk while I searched for the best donation option.  I looked into milk banks, and while I knew that the babies in NICUs needed it, it didn’t feel right for me.

I came across a mom 2 mom milk sharing site and I knew that this was what I was looking for.  I got in contact with a mom who had adopted a baby whose mother had died during childbirth.  She wanted so badly to be able to provide all the things her mother would have including breastmilk.  Her little girl, Rose, was only a month older than my Zannah and as we emailed back and forth I knew that she was the one my milk was meant for.

I pumped religiously for as long as I was off work after her birth and ended up proving her with almost 600 oz of milk for her daughter.  I wish that I had stayed in contact with her and could get a picture of what she looked like today.  I know she has to be just beautiful and I am so glad that my little girls life no matter how short was able to make such a huge difference in the life of another.