Stories

At the Mothers’ Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes, every ounce of donated milk represents hope. It connects families

In honor of Breastfeeding Awareness Month, we share the inspiring journey of baby Cadence and her mother—a story that beautifully

A donor story from the Mother's Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes When Nicole welcomed her newborn daughter, she

Charlotte was born at 29 weeks and 5 days due to me having severe preeclampsia. She was in the

My breastfeeding journey the second time around is completely different than with my first. With my daughter I barely produced

No parent ever thinks they will be a NICU parent, and that was the furthest thing from my mind when

When our son Eli was born, he ended up in the NICU. During the early times of his stay, I

With my first son, I stumbled across the Milk Bank WGL when trying to figure out what to do with

  Sammy was admitted to the NICU at 4 days old with jaundice. He was given donor milk while in

My son was born at 35 weeks. Fortunately, our biggest issue was low blood sugar. Bryson was also unable to

  My husband, Sam, and I became parents on Mother’s Day when we welcomed our son, Titus. Complications during labor

  I am a first-time mom to a beautiful little girl, certified lactation specialist, and milk bank employee! As soon

At 36 weeks, I noticed my baby wasn’t moving. My doctor found he was distressed, so we immediately induced labor.

One sunny August day, I was sitting at work eating Chewy Sprees, pregnant with my first child!  All of a

For the longest time I've been wanting to share my donation story! When our son Nash was born at SSM

When I was 33 weeks pregnant my son Oliver was diagnosed with intrauterine growth restriction. My first son, George, who is now

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

I am the mom of four kids and I proudly breastfed all of them. Almost five years after giving birth to my twins, who both had a short stay in the NICU, I had the honor of helping two of my friends grow their family by being their surrogate. I carried their baby boy and gave him a safe place to grow until it was time to meet his dads and big sister.