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Sophia and Gloria’s story of persistence, love and belief motivates us. How about you?
Stories From Moms
Keller’s story moves us every time we watch it. We hope that you can appreciate this beautiful story of a family’s struggles and gratitude.
Stories From Moms
To celebrate 25 years of saving lives through donor milk we decided to turn to Woody Harrison Films once again for his expertise. He had already captured the Memorial...
Event
25 years ago, Andrea Morgan became the first Executive Director of Mothers’ Milk Bank at Austin after giving birth to her own premature infant (seen here as a 1-pound...
News
On Friday and Saturday, we will pay tribute to two courageous neonatologists who wanted to end infant suffering from Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) – Dr. Audelio Rivera and Dr. George...
Donate Milk
MMBA is pleased to work with Studio 512 on spreading the word that just a little bit of milk donated from every healthy lactating woman could make donor milk...
Fundraising
25 Impacts in 25 Years Launched as the fourth – and now largest – milk bank in the US regulated by the Human Milk Banking Association of North America...
News
Almost 25 years after Mothers’ Milk Bank at Austin’s founding, we can celebrate our ten millionth ounce of donor human milk dispensed. The Austin Chronicle spoke to Executive Director...
News
The Human Milk Banking Association of North America’s International Donor Milk Conference, “Harnessing the Power of Donor Milk and Making a Collective Impact,” will be held in Austin,...
Healthcare Providers
No Texan enjoys cold temps and icy roads, but here at Mothers’ Milk Bank at Austin, we don’t let that chilly weather stop us from getting lifesaving donor human...
News
January 9, 2024, marks an exceptional milestone in the history of Mothers’ Milk Bank at Austin. It’s the day that we dispensed 10 million ounces of donor human milk....
News
Thanks to Houston Methodist Childbirth Center at Sugar Land, donating human milk just became a little easier for area moms. Learn more about our newest depot and our partnership...
Stories From Moms
Olympic champion, 23-time Grand Slam winner, mom, human milk donor–Serena Williams is pretty accomplished. The tennis star, who gave birth in August, decided to donate some of her frozen...
Equity
We applaud Huston-Tillotson University, the historically Black university based in Austin, Texas, for their new program that will train lactation consultants, doulas, and midwives to battle the high maternal...
Donate Milk
On Thursday, August 23, the Fort Cavazos WIC office celebrated the official opening of the first donor human milk depot on a military base. We’re delighted to partner with...
Donate Milk
Former Mothers’ Milk Bank at Austin Board member, Veronica Cogwin, talks to Hand to Hold’s Kathryn Whitaker about her experience using donor human milk for her youngest infant, born...
Donate Milk
Here’s a Throwback Thursday all the way from 2010. Keep Austin Breastfeeding celebrated World Breastfeeding Day with a choreographed flash mob that converged on Zilker Park on August 1...
News
While enjoying some beer and pretzels, the dads from Dad Labs discuss the topic of public breastfeeding. Is public breastfeeding rude or offensive to others, or is it a...
Healthcare Providers
U.S. News has just ranked Houston Methodist Hospital as one of the country’s top hospitals for obstetrics and gynecology. We’re proud to serve this illustrious hospital. Read more about...
Donate Milk
Some people love Halloween. Other people can’t wait until Thanksgiving each year. Here at Mothers’ Milk Bank at Austin, our favorite holiday is May 19, World Human Milk Donation...
News
On Wednesday, May 10, we met with Austin Energy to celebrate our switch to solar energy. Per Austin Energy, our solar panels save us the equivalent of 80...
News
With Mother’s Day around the corner, we thought it fitting to share some of our fave mom-related jams with you. We hope you enjoy it!
News
Great news for employed lactating mothers! As of April 28th, 2023, the Pump Act takes full effect, extending the right to break time and space to pump milk to...
News
As demand for pasteurized donor human milk increases, so must the support for nonprofit milk banks processing that milk, write Dr. Sarah Taylor and Deborah Youngblood, Ph.D., executive director...
Milk Production
March 30, 2023, is the official opening day of the Human Milk Institute at UC San Diego. Mothers’ Milk Bank at Austin collaborates with the Human Milk Institute’s director,...
News
We’re so excited to share the second video of recipient parents Brooke and Elijah talking with KXAN. Help us help more babies like Judah. If you know a new...
News
Recipient parents Brooke and Elijah sat down with Austin news station KXAN about the ways donor human milk helped their son thrive during difficult and sometimes scary circumstances. MMBA’s...
Stories From Moms
At first, this donor mom didn’t know if she felt comfortable sharing the milk stash she had worked so hard to build. After a friend’s newborn required NICU care,...
News
This year’s Under the Milky Way gala has been a tremendous success. If you joined us for UTMW 2023, we’re so glad you came and hope you had as...
Stories From Moms
We’re honored donor Mom Ivette shared her poignant story with us. “It is with mixed emotions that I recently dropped off my final milk donation (about 490 ounces) as...
News
MMBA business manager Molly Fonseca sat down with lactation educator Schantalyn-Danielle Jacobs. Schantalyn-Danielle discusses her experiences with breastfeeding, Black maternal mortality rates in the United States, and how she...
Stories From Moms
After a difficult delivery experience, donor mom Christine witnessed the dedication of her loved ones and decided to pay it forward. “I’m a firm believer that God works all...
Milk Production
In this week’s NBM video, we chat with lab specialist Chad Jacob, who has been a proud part of the MMBA team for over a decade! Check out what...
Donate Milk
Hailey is both a donor and former recipient mom, so her experience with donor human milk is quite well-rounded. “I’ve been blessed with three beautiful girls, and fortunately, I...
Milk Production
We are proud to present an interview with Melissa Kuhn, MMBA’s milk processing program manager. Both a mom and a Milk Bank employee, Melissa knows a thing or two...
Donate Milk
“My pregnancy started out like any other: with morning sickness and excitement of having a new bundle joy to love. As a first-time mom, it was all new and...
Donate Milk
Donor mom Casey and her peanut had a tough road when he came into the world at a pound and a half. But that didn’t stop Casey from helping...
News
Families with formula-fed infants are in crisis due to the formula recalls and supply interruptions experienced by the industry throughout the US. It is understandably a frightening and maddening...
Stories From Moms
There’s a special place in our hearts for moms whose babies are admitted to the NICU. Shakira is one such mom, and we’re honored to share her story here....
News
Mothers’ Milk Bank at Austin executive director Kim Updegrove spoke with KXAN’s Nabil Remadna about the decline in milk donations. If you’re considering becoming a donor, please give us...
Bereavement
Many of the mothers who donate their milk to MMBA choose to do so after the loss of their child. One of those moms is Anna, who was kind...
News
Recent recalls of infant formulas manufactured in a Michigan plant have created chaos as families struggle to replace their powdered infant formulas with safer options. If you are one...
News
Take a bow, Tucson Medical Center! Since TMC opened its milk depot last August, it has sent the Milk Bank about 4,000 ounces of donor breast milk. That liquid...
Bereavement
In 2011, Mothers’ Milk Bank at Austin created our Lactation and Tears program to support grieving milk donors and their families. In 2021, we continued that support through the...
News
Calling all Houston donors! Texas Lactation Consultants and Children’s Memorial Hermann are currently down for maintenance, so they’re unfortunately unable to receive donations at this time. Please refer to...
Donate Milk
November is Prematurity Awareness Month, and we at the Milk Bank want to take a moment to say how grateful we are to the moms who work hard to...
Fundraising
We’re excited to announce one of our most spectacular auction items for Under the Milky Way 2021: an apartment in Paris! You’ll find this quaint, cozy flat on the...
Fundraising
Mothers’ Milk Bank at Austin is delighted to announce the dates for Under the Milky Way 2021, a free virtual event raising funds to help save babies’ lives! The...
Stories From Moms
If anyone we’ve talked to during National Breastfeeding Awareness Month 2021 is a rock star, it’s Brooke. Brooke Smith became a milk donor after the stillbirth of her son...
Healthcare Providers
For our fourth interview of National Breastfeeding Month 2021, we interviewed Dr. Danielle Plattenburg Arnold about her work at Baylor, Scott & White Hospital as a pediatrician. We discuss...
Stories From Moms
“My son was born at 28 weeks and was in the NICU until 40 weeks. During those first 12 weeks of his life, I had to pump every three...
Healthcare Providers
It’s the third week of National Breastfeeding Month already! Dr. Jae Kim sits down with MMBA’s executive director, Kim Updegrove, to discuss the value of milk banks and tell...
News
Congratulations to the Tucson Medical Center! TMC launched its first milk depot on August 2, just in time to kick off National Breastfeeding Month. The hospital has a long-standing...
Healthcare Providers
To celebrate the second week of National Breastfeeding Month, we chat with Dr. Lakshmy Vaidyanathan. She shares how she’s incorporated breastfeeding education within her community and the art of...
News
Last week, Mothers’ Milk Bank at Austin said goodbye to our intern, Trinity Carter, who has completed her Masters of Public Health degree at Baylor University. During her nine-month...
Healthcare Providers
To kick off National Breastfeeding Month 2021, we interviewed Dr. Lisa Stellwagen about her work in the American Academy of Pediatrics, the importance (and challenges) of breastfeeding, the weirdest...
News
Impact Austin – June 12, 2021 Girls Giving Grants is a youth initiative of Impact Austin. Last year the 95 members of Girls Giving Grants made their largest award...
Stories From Moms
Pumping milk can be a full-time job! Katherine not only exclusively pumped breast milk for her two babies but also found time to pump extra milk, store it, and...
Fundraising
Your donation is helping us to provide over 8,600 ounces of life-saving donor human milk to our Charitable Care recipients! This year during Amplify Austin, with your help,...
News
Mothers’ Milk Bank at Austin’s is proud to recognize Kim Updegrove, our executive director since 2010, on her selection as a 2021 Fellow of the American College of Nurse-Midwives...
News
Community Impact Newspaper – May 20, 2021 The Willowbrook location will allow easier access for northwest Houstonians to donate breast milk, which is in high demand, according to officials....
Stories From Moms
Baby Kenna-Arella & Diana Milk Recipient Story “A breast cancer diagnosis is painful. It’s even worse when that happens to a woman who has an infant, yet her breasts...
News
San Antonio Express-News – May 10, 2021 Noelle Thomas, a NICU nurse manager at St. Luke’s Health — The Woodlands Hospital, drove to the Austin milk bank in the...
Stories From Moms
We know the importance of celebrating special moments with the people we love -even if we can’t be together in person. We’re here to make Mother’s Month a little...
News
KWTX – April 28, 2021 “A local mom hit a major milestone, donating more than 5,000 ounces of breast milk, and she’s encouraging other moms to consider donating, too....
Stories From Moms
While Diana was working from home during the COVID-19 lockdown last year, she took time to pump each morning to become a milk donor (for the second time!). All...
Get Milk
Ordering milk: Families must contact MMBA each week to request milk for their child. Contact us via email: needmilk@milkbank.org or call us at (512) 494-0800 or toll free (877)...
Equity
This Year’s Theme: Claiming Our Power, Resilience, and Liberation “Black Mamas claiming their power, resilience, and liberation is an opportunity to think about improving maternal health disparities without fear,...
Stories From Moms
Lila was the first donor human milk recipient at The Woman’s Hospital of Texas, and now she’s a healthy, beautiful 10-year -old. Ten years ago, when baby Lila was...
Healthcare Providers
Donor Human Milk Processing Fee Mothers’ Milk Bank at Austin charges a processing fee of $4.65 per ounce, an amount that offsets the substantial costs of operating a modern,...
News
KSAT San Antonio – February 27, 2021 Our Executive Director, Kim Updegrove, comments on the need for research on COVID-19 and human milk Read full article!
Healthcare Providers
We’re saving babies’ lives one drop of donor human milk at a time: Provided over 7,220 gallons of milk to 155 hospitals and 145 in-home babies in TX and...
Bereavement
The Mothers’ Milk Bank at Austin understands that loss and grief are sometimes experienced in pregnancy and parenting. We are so grateful for all of the mothers who found...
Get Milk
2021 Hospital Communication Milk Ordering Made Easy: MMBA ships milk to hospitals outside of the Austin-area Monday through Thursday for delivery Tuesday through Friday. Orders must be received by...
Stories From Moms
Kris found a way to use her oversupply of breast milk as a gift to babies who needed it most. During the Covid-19 pandemic, she shipped her milk multiple...
Equity
Why it’s important to know about racial disparities in breastfeeding and how we can help make contributions to eliminating these disparities in the African American community Black women have...
Stories From Moms
Julia is one of our board directors. She is a healthcare technology professional who loves travel and photography and a mother who, after going through a challenging breast pumping...
Fundraising
Ann McGinley is not only one of our most loyal volunteers, but also one of the most loved. When Ann retired in 2006, she knew she wanted to use...
News
How has the COVID crisis impacted donations, either from the perspective of the donor or the staff? And is the COVID-19 virus released into the milk, and if so,...
Milk Production
1. I need to pump milk at work. Have my rights changed during the COVID-19 pandemic? Most nursing parents have a right to safely express breast milk at work...
Healthcare Providers
Use of donor human milk Note: The FDA policy on donor human milk was created after the FDA organized a day-long testimony in December of 2010 during which representatives...
Healthcare Providers
The milk of human kindness: the story of Mothers’ Milk Bank at Austin By Barbara Wilson-Clay, BS, IBCLC Note: This peer-reviewed article was published by International Breastfeeding Journal in...
Milk Production
COVID-19 AND BREASTFEEDING RESOURCES Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) and Breastfeeding Facts About COVID-19 San Antonio Breastfeeding Support via Telemedicine Milk Handling for COVID-19 Positive or Suspected Mothers in the Hospital...
News
EZVid Wiki – November 15, 2019 From people living with devastating diseases to new mothers dealing with birth complications to kids with broken arms, we all rely on health...
News
WBIR Knoxville – September 17, 2019 A new milk depot in Knoxville is helping with the nationwide demand to help babies in the NICU. It allows new moms to...
News
KXAN – October 12, 2018 “For months, Randan Steinhauser pumped breast milk, in hopes her seven-week premature twin daughters would be able to drink it once they got out...
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Austin Moms Blog – September 12, 2018 “I live here, I give here. This statement is powerful, and it shows that we can make a difference with our money,...
News
KEYE CBS Austin – May 11, 2018 Haley downplays the gifts she has to give – love and devotion to her son whom she nurtured through the NICU stay...
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Austin 360 – Dec. 14, 2017 “As of Thursday, Mothers’ Milk Bank at Austin officially has distributed 5 million ounces of breast milk to preterm and medically fragile babies...
News
Dec. 15, 2017 – “Every ounce of milk dispensed represents a compassionate gift from a donor, and a lifesaving gift to a recipient. Over the past 18 years, with...
News
ATX Woman Magazine – July 2017 Read the exciting article about our Executive Director, Kim Updegrove, and her journey to becoming the ED of the largest Milk Bank in...
News
Travis County Medical Journal – May-June 2017 The Mothers’ Milk Bank at Austin is proud to be featured in the May-June 2017 Edition of the Travis County Medical Journal...
News
Thank you the everyone who joined us on Feb. 2nd 2017 for our Beer, Babies & Boobs Kick-Off Party! We had an amazing time enjoying food from the ART...
News
We want to extend our most heartfelt appreciation to everyone who joined us for our Sip & Slab Celebration. At the end of the day we walked through our...
News
Gratitude was on display everywhere at the St. David’s winter grant announcement event. 50 nonprofits were the recipients of grants, and Mothers’ Milk Bank Austin received $290,000 to support...
News
KSAT News – April 24, 2020 Mothers’ Milk Bank Austin, our milk collection sites, and local hospitals are taking extra steps during the pandemic to protect babies and donors....
News
Parents Magazine – May 26,2020 Beaumont, TX is home to a milk drop-off site where Lactation Consultant Kara Michael is working overtime to recruit new milk donors and facilitate...
News
There are over 60,000 preterm births in the United States each year. Breastmilk can be medicine for these babies which makes breastmilk donation so important. Kim Updegrove, executive director...
News
Milk banking Non-profit milk banking in the United States is rapidly growing! We have the Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA) here is the US, Mexico, and...
News
Kim Updegrove, executive director of the largest milk bank in the world, shares the Mother’s Milk Bank at Austin with us. Why is there a need for donor milk?...
News
The Ethics in Business & Community Award, sponsored by Recognize Good, is given annually to businesses, nonprofits, and individuals who exemplify ethical practices in their official dealings and day-to-day endeavors including outstanding honesty,...
News
In this time of pandemic, the Austin milk bank has seen an increase in the number of mothers donating — 900 women in the first six months, up 20...
Milk Production
Shown in the photo are equal volumes of breast milk (exactly 3 ounces). In these 4 different containers, it looks like 4 different volumes! Milk storage bags in particular...
Milk Production
Can I combine pumped milk from two different pumping sessions? Should I cool it down before combining? What is the best way to store my breast milk?
Milk Production
As a pediatrician, Dr. Jane Morton from First Droplets says that practicing hand expressions regularly stimulated milk production in the first few days. Many babies who are with their...
Milk Production
How to keep your breast pump kit clean: If you are an exclusive pumper, or you pump only once in a while for your baby or to donate milk...
Milk Production
Our friends at Pumpspotting launched a free toolkit for employers to support moms' safe and confident return to the workplace or remote work. This is a great resource to...
Milk Production
Breastfeeding may be the most natural thing in the world, but it doesn’t come naturally for some. One of the best ways to prepare to breastfeed is learning as...
Milk Production
That means parents and caregivers follow baby’s lead and feed as the baby shows hunger cues. he first few days after birth may be filled with back to back...
Milk Production
Tips to help working moms make the transition smoothly Working and breastfeeding is a challenge for many moms and babies. Just as breastfeeding starts feeling natural and easy, it’s...
Milk Production
As you get closer to your baby’s due date, you may start to plan for the postpartum period. One of the biggest topics on your mind is likely infant...
Stories From Moms
When you become a mother, you are instantly a part of a club. As moms, we fill in the gaps for other moms when they are in need. We...
Stories From Moms
No one expects to have a premature child; we certainly did not. We were shocked to be told that we had to deliver at 34 weeks because Yara was...
Stories From Moms
My son was diagnosed prenatally with a severe congenital heart defect. Though we're from Austin, I delivered him in Houston so he could be near the doctors and surgeons...
Healthcare Providers
There are many questions regarding child feeding during natural emergencies, such as a hurricane or the current COVID-19 pandemic. Is it safe to breastfeed? What happens when moms are...
News
Regional One Health is helping “donor warriors” provide mom-to-mom, woman-to-woman support through their milk collection site in Memphis, TN. Read More
News
Despite the pandemic, local hospitals still encourage mothers who are able to produce breast milk to help donate if they can to MMBA. Read More
News
Breastfeeding in the age of COVID-19. A conversation with 3 members of the HMBANA organization about human milk banking during the pandemic. Tune In!
News
This award is presented to a stand-out organization whose relentless focus on results has created powerful progress for the Central Texas community. Read More
Stories From Moms
I’m going to tell you a story about the most heart-wrenching, fulfilling, frightening, grace-filled, exhausting and blessed summers I have ever experienced. I love to tell it because it...
Stories From Moms
I'm so thankful for all the wonderful women who have donated their time effort and precious milk, that unfortunately I’m unable to make for my precious babies! Two out...
Stories From Moms
My twin boys, John and Sam, were born in 2014 at 26 weeks and 4 days. John weighed 1lb 12ozs and Sam weighed 1lb 8ozs at birth. Both boys...
Healthcare Providers
Fewer than half of those babies' mothers are able to provide them with breast milk. Through donor human milk, these medically-fragile babies receive the benefits of breast milk that...
Stories From Moms
Athena came barreling into this world like a wrecking ball to our otherwise calm lives. Our warrior was born 37 weeks gestation after a relatively uncomplicated pregnancy. She spent...
Healthcare Providers
Every year, 60,000 babies are born in the United States weighing 3.5 pounds or less. Fewer than half of those babies' mothers are able to provide them with breast...
Healthcare Providers
For National Breastfeeding Month, we interviewed Angeliz Rivera. She is a registered nurse with a Master's Degree in Nursing Education, specialized in mother/infant care.
Working as a Nurse since 2014,...
Stories From Moms
Our beautiful baby boy Lawlis-Reign was born March 17th, 2020 and in that moment we started a wonderful journey. Unfortunately, I was having a difficult time with producing milk....
Healthcare Providers
Wondering what a doula is and what they do? In today’s post we’re sharing the experiences of Emmy Amash, a doula since 2019 What is a doula? My friends...
Stories From Moms
We consider Everly to be a true miracle. Our Tiny Warrior's story began with a 39 week ultrasound.
Stories From Moms
I had a very difficult childbirth. I was in labor for over 20 hours. Yuvaan finally entered the world after 4 hours of pushing with the umbilical cord wrapped...
Stories From Moms
When I was 23 weeks pregnant, we found out that our son had a congenital heart defect. As we learned more about what his birth story would look like,...
Milk Production
You will have the most important job of all: making milk!
