Frequently Asked Questions – Parents
Below are some of the reasons to use human donor milk, (in no specific order)
• Medically recommended by the consulting Neonatologist.
• A baby born before 37 weeks of gestation or full term.
• A baby weight which is less than 2000 grams or less at birth.
• Feed intolerance or Formula milk intolerance.
• A mother who is unable to produce milk of her own due to some medical reasons.
• A child who has lost his/her mother while birth.
Human milk is the perfect food for babies and is easily digested by the babies. In contrast formula, milk is made using cow’s milk which is difficult to digest and increases the risk of complications in babies.
“Did you know the salt [sodium] content in cow’s milk is pretty much at toxic levels for babies?”