I wanted to donate breast milk but found out I would be disqualified due to having a blood transfusion after labour. Noone ever suggested to me that I should not breast feed because of the transfusion, so it seems my milk is safe for my baby but not safe for anyone else's baby. This seems outrageous to me! If breast milk is such an asset, particularly for prem babies, then why disqualify people based on the stupidly tiny chance of blood transfusion generated vCJD when there is not even any evidence the disease can be transmitted through milk?
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to wonder why my breast milk is good enough for my baby but not for anyone else's?
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entropygirl · 20/08/2011 16:22
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