Hope's son, Miles spent 68 days in the NICU. During his NICU stay, Hope began pumping and quickly realized she would have an abundance of breast milk beyond what Miles would need. During Miles' NICU stay, Hope became a milk donor and donated 779 oz of her breast milk. Miles was recently discharged from the NICU. Hope plans to continue donating to help other premature babies like Miles. |
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The Journey of a Milk Drop |
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Have you ever wondered how donor milk is collected, processed and distributed? Here is a quick course on Milk Banking! |
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Step 1 Mothers with excess milk complete a screening process which includes an application, medical screening, blood test and physician's consent. Click here to learn more about our donor screening process. |
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Step 2 Once a donor is approved to donate, she delivers her milk frozen to one of our Milk Drop Depots located across the state. Click here to view a list of our Milk Drop Depots. |
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Step 3 The donor milk is then transferred to Mothers' Milk Bank of Tennessee's facility in Murfreesboro where it is filtered, mixed, pasteurized, cultured, and bottled. Click here to learn more about our processing and guidelines. |
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Step 4 Once the processing is complete, the Pasteurized Human Donor Milk (PHDM) is bottled and distributed to hospitals across Tennessee to benefit medically fragile infants. Click here to learn more about the Impact of PDHM. |
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Mothers' Milk Bank of Tennessee is partnering again with Babies and Bumps. Join us on Sunday, July 21 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Franklin Marriott Cool Springs! Learn from experts and tap into a world of resources for every situation you’ll face as a new parent. For a limited time, save 30% with code EARLYBIRD! Attendees also have a chance to win dozens of prizes generously donated by our sponsors, local businesses, and brands in our charity raffle. All proceeds from raffle ticket sales will benefit Mothers’ Milk Bank of Tennessee! |
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Tennessee Breastfeeding Resources Panel The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is celebrating Breastfeeding Awareness Month in Tennessee by hosting a free webinar to help workers understand protections afforded by current law and how to talk to employers and assert their rights. The webinar will also equip advocates with information to assist new and expecting mothers seeking to assert their workplace rights. Mothers' Milk Bank of Tennessee's Executive Director, Susan Campbell, MD, IBCLC will be a panelist. Thursday, August 22 10:00 am- 11:00 am CDT |
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We are proud to be participating in the upcoming community events. Please visit milkbanktn.org/events for more information. Campbell County Diaper Drive Thursday, July 12 12 pm- 2 pm EDT Location: Lafollette Rec Center Babies & Bumps Sunday, July 21 10 am- 3 pm CDT Location: Franklin Marriott Cool Springs Lawerence County Ice Cream Social Thursday, August 9 12 pm- 2 pm EDT Location: Lawerence County Health Department Marshall County Community Baby Shower Saturday, August 10 9:30 am- 11:30 am Location: Lewisburg Rec Center Do you have a community event that you would like to add to our community calendar? Please use the button below to provide us with more information. |
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Mothers' Milk Bank of Tennessee's Executive Director's Corner Susan Campbell, MD, IBCLC |
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June was a fabulous month at Mothers' Milk Bank of Tennessee. Our team was hard at work across the entire state. We participated in four Community Baby Showers and Diaper Drives to spread awareness of our mission. I was honored to attend the Tennessee Breastfeeding Symposium hosted by the Tennessee Breastfeeding Coalition alongside Co-Founder, Helen Scott, RN, IBCLC. Thank you to everyone that visited our table there. I would also like to thank Nikki Lee, RN, BSN, MS, ANLC, IBCLC for her great presentation about Mothers' Milk Bank of Tennessee to the attendees at the Symposium. We also experienced great growth in June! I want to share my sincere appreciation to our new donor applicants. We attribute this increase to our existing donor moms and families of recipients of donor milk for sharing their stories with us. Your testimonies are the greatest tool to recruiting more milk donors and building awareness. If you are a donor (past or present) or your baby received donor milk in the hospital and you have not already shared your story with us, I encourage you to do so! Each story is powerful and can help inspire others to contribute to our mission. Thank you for your continued support and advocacy! We are grateful for our milk donors, financial contributors and volunteers working hard across the entire state to increase access to lifesaving pasteurized donor human milk. |
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Are you struggling with low breast milk supply? There are many resources available to help you. We are passionate about supporting ALL breastfeeding mothers because we are on a mission to improve outcomes for Tennessee’s infants. |
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SHOP AND HELP SAVE LIVES When you purchase an item from our online store, you are contributing essential funds to advance our mission! |
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