Mothers' Milk Bank Austin

Thank you, Maria Parlapiano (AKA GrAuntie Maria) for the following blog submission.  Maria shares Baby Charlotte's survival story of a traumatic brain injury and how human milk is credited with her miraculous turn-around .   I willfully submit that my faith and resolve in who I am and what I stand for, were put to the ultimate test by none other than a small, injured child.   It was this extraordinary baby that compelled me to fiercely answer the call to advocate and protect for her ultimate good and in turn, for the greater good of all babies and children. Following is the remarkable account of my experience as “health guardian” of a baby called Charlotte Rose, the miracle bestowed upon her and the unexpected journey she took me on that changed my life forever.     In December, my grandniece Charlotte Rose suffered a massive, traumatic brain injury. She was eleven months old. Airlifted to a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center, Charlotte...

Enjoy the following blog submitted by a mother who receives donor human milk from the Mothers’ Milk Bank at Austin for her son. She shares her emotional trials of finally having a son, not being able to breast feed, watching her child not tolerate formula, and finally, receiving life-giving milk from compassionate milk donors to the Mothers’ Milk Bank at Austin. Thank you, Monal, for sharing this story! My husband and I have been happily married for six years. Most of those years were spent trying to have a baby.  We encountered heartbreak after heartbreak, miscarriage, being told my eggs weren't good enough to conceive, that I couldn't carry a baby to term.  We felt hopeless and broken. Finally, through a wise acupuncture and IVF team, and the help of a great surrogate-mom, we finally have our precious baby boy, Luke.  He has been a long-pined-for blessing in our lives. From the beginning, we wanted our son to receive the most wholesome, healthy, nutri...