Micah is not only a milk donor but she’s also a mom to a baby that received donor human milk in the NICU. Micah’s story is filled with loss, hope and love. We are honored she wanted to share her story and her son’s excess milk.
“My husband and I tried to have a baby for 9 years. Last year, we had our miracle boy. Although, the entire pregnancy was full of hurdles every step of the way. I was scared that we would lose this little one just like our daughter that I lost to preterm labor at 23 weeks the year before.
I was hospitalized on bed rest with this little one, I was hoping for the best but preparing for the worst. He was born at 29 weeks and although he was very healthy and had very high scoring APGARS, he was looking at a long stay in the NICU.
I was planning to breastfeed him and wanted breast milk for him while he was in the NICU, but I hadn’t started producing yet. I was getting pretty discouraged when a nurse told me, ‘You know we have a milk bank that we can give him donor milk from.’ I was elated!
After my milk finally came in, I was not only able to feed my baby, but I also was an over producer. With the bottles of milk being stored up we also found out that our baby had a milk protein sensitivity so all the milk I had stored would not be able to be used. I was a little crushed but then I realized that I had an opportunity to give back to the same organization that helped save my little one. I completed the application process and promptly donated the over 306 ounces I had to the Milk Bank. I was so glad that I could help give another family hope in the same way that I was given hope. This organization doesn’t just save babies, but it gives hope to worried mamas as well."
- Micah.