In
the latest news about Alicia, she’s launching a breastmilk sharing
service for vegan moms who need milk or want to share
their breastmilk with others. It sounds like she’s just
providing a forum for them to contact each other and that no money
is being exchanged. Here’s the announcement from her blog about it.
A
couple weeks ago, another mama I know gave birth to a son. She
e-mailed to let me know how things were going, and she was beside
herself. She’d tried to do everything so that this baby would have
the healthiest, happiest start in life–she nourished herself during
pregnancy with clean, kind foods; had a beautiful home birth; and
planned to breastfeed from now until her son could say, “No
thanks.” But because of a breast reduction surgery, she found she
wouldn’t be able to make enough milk for him, no matter how much
precious boobie time they spent together. She tried reaching out in
her community for donor milk, but it was almost impossible to figure
out what kind of lifestyle choices the donors had made. And after all
that hard work keeping herself vibrant and healthy, she felt she had
a right to demand better for her baby.
A
lot of women unfortunately have a similar struggle, and there’s no
reason why they shouldn’t be able to give their babies the most
amazing start in life with clean, mean, glorious breast milk.
And because we are a community of beautiful souls who recognize the
importance of food as health, I say we help support those mamas and
babies who need a hand during one of the most important times in
their lives. It’s why I’m starting the Kind Mama Milk Share, a
way for moms to connect with other moms in their
area. If you have milk to share–post it! If you are in need of
milk–post it! Think of all the babies we can help raise together!
However, experts
believe that sharing breast milk can result in spreading disease and
bacteria, and suggest that pre-testing should be a requirement.
“It
really promotes excellent health for a newborn, but unscreened breast
milk has a lot of concerns, such as the transmission of viruses such
as HIV, hepatitis, and bacteria such as syphilis,” argues Dr.
Joanne Stone of Mount Sinai.
Am
glad people are becoming wiser. Just because you are a Celebrity
doesn't
make everything you say right. Nice but
not healthy
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