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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, have you tried Human Milk For Human Babies - Virginia on Facebook yet?  There are lots of donors in the Fairfax area.

Please don't let that NYT article scare you.  That looked at milk that people bought online and sent through the mail.  [b]Local mom-to-mom milk donations are nothing like that.[/b]  It's not for profit and you can meet the mom, who originally pumped the milk for her own baby.

I'm in Fairfax County too and wish I could help, but my supply is low and we're nearly weaning.  I can recommend a great ped in Springfield if that would help.[/quote]

+1. People who sell are not concerned about quality. I wouldn't buy milk. And I would rather go with local mom to mom donations.[/quote]

Source please? What is the factual basis for this comment? If that's really what you got out of that article, you need to read it again. I only included excerpts in my post for brevity's sake. Sharing breast milk is risky, period. It is a fact, not an opinion.[/quote]

There were numerous responses to the study posted online after the news got a hold of it.  Google is your friend.  Many milk-sharing sites, lactation consultants, and breastfeeding support leaders posted excellent, though rebuttals.  The study was conducted using the scenario of procuring milk through the MAIL, most of which were from sites where you could buy milk from people claiming to be selling breast milk, which was then posted through the mail.

The study specifically EXCLUDED any milk donors who asked to speak to
Or meet with the recipient.  That would pretty much knock out ANY reputable donor.

That's just not how mainstream milk sharing is done.  If I have gone to the trouble of pumping and saving hundreds of ounces of milk, which I originally intended for my own baby, you can be sure I wouldn't just give it to someone who emailed me and wanted it mailed.  It could be a breast milk fetishist for all I know.  I want it to go to a real baby, and I want to meet the parent and I'm sure the parent would want to meet me.  Exchanges are usually in person, freezer to cooler, not by mail.

Do not scare this mom with a study that does not at all apply to how she might share milk here locally.[/quote]

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