Stories

When I was pregnant with my son, Jack, I knew I wanted to breastfeed. It wasn’t a common thing in

Hi there! My name is Caitlin Joestgen and I am from Milwaukee, WI. My son Henry was born in April

By the time I was age twenty-five, my husband and I had degrees in hand and college done. I had

I had moved halfway across the world from India to the US just 6 weeks before I delivered, to start

This story takes us back a few years, to the fall of 2015, when Milk Bank WGL was just getting

I don't know if it is much of a story, but when I had my first child 7 years ago,

Liz Kiley Recipient (Clayton) and Donor (Liz) Milk Story  I am a proud aunt to five extraordinary nieces and nephews

I am a doula, a social worker, and a strong, well-educated woman; but despite all of my knowledge, when my

Before my first daughter was born, people would ask me if I was going to breastfeed or do formula. My

Mothers’ Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes (Milk Bank WGL) proudly unveiled Poppy’s Dream bereavement memorial on January 13, 2018. More than 100 local families have chosen to donate milk after loss. Over 40 of these families attended the unveiling event; with nearly half traveling many hours from throughout Illinois and Wisconsin – a true testament to the importance of this program.