Milk Matters

22/04/2026

19/04/2026

A few simple steps and you could be a breastmilk donor who is by donating your extra breastmilk.

The first step is to contact us to complete the screening:

Donors then express and freeze their extra breastmilk before dropping it off at one of our depots.

We may be able to accept milk you already have frozen but do not need for your own baby,

Contact us for more info:
info@milkmatters.org or 082 895 8004

Sometimes though, a mother is not able to provide the breastmilk her baby needs – and what alternative is used matters.

15/04/2026

Did you know that by donating your extra breastmilk, you could be ?

Tiny premature babies in ICUs need donor breastmilk to help them survive their early days of life, if their own mother is unable to provide the breastmilk they need.

Give hope - donate your extra breastmilk.

Contact us for more information:
info@milkmatters.org
082 895 8004

Sometimes though, a mother is not able to provide the breastmilk her baby needs – and what alternative is used matters.

04/04/2026

Donor milk stocks are critically low.

Do you have more milk than your own baby can drink?

If you are a healthy, non-smoker, then please sign up and donate your extra milk to help us in .

Contact us on:
info@milkmatters.org
082 895 8004

Sometimes though, a mother is not able to provide the breastmilk her baby needs – and what alternative is used matters.

30/03/2026

Day 30 of Dresses for Lives. When a chef says he will bring Lemon Meringue Pie for pudding.... and it turns out to be an extensive feast of cakes & tarts! Me in my dress

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082 895 8004

29/03/2026

Day 29 of Dresses For Lives. Swopping a faulty car hire car with visiting family.... in my dress

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082 895 8004

28/03/2026

Day 28 of Dresses For Lives. Relaxing, me in my dress and the cat in her favourite cardboard box.

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082 895 8004

27/03/2026

Day 27 of Dresses for Lives. Making beds, or in this case a mattress on the floor, for visitors coming to stay....done in a dress

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082 895 8004

26/03/2026

Day 26 of Dresses for Lives. Only 5 days to go! Today was work, dentist, chores, admin.... in a dress

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26/03/2026

So true!

As a milk bank we interact with moms with a huge oversupply right across the spectrum to the moms who struggle to make enough milk for their own baby.

A spectrum is normal.

Seek help if you want to breastfeed and are worried about producing enough milk for your baby. Help is out there.

I need to say this because it’s quietly hurting a lot of moms…

That freezer stash you keep seeing all over social media?

That is not the standard.
That is not the baseline.
That is not what most breastfeeding looks like.

That is the exception.

And I’m not saying that to tear those moms down.
Some women do overproduce.
Some women donate insane amounts of milk.
I personally know one who literally holds a world record for it.

But think about that for a second…

A world record.

You don’t win a world record for something that’s common.

So why are we letting something rare convince everyday moms that their completely normal supply isn’t enough?

Because here’s what I’m seeing happen…

Moms pumping 2–4 ounces
Looking at their baby
Looking at social media
And thinking:

“Something must be wrong with me.”

So they start to spiral.
They second guess their body.
They assume their baby isn’t getting enough.

And then they quit…
Not because their body failed them
But because comparison did.

Let me be very clear:

A “small” pump does not mean a small supply.
A lack of a freezer stash does not mean you’re failing.
And your worth as a mother is not measured in ounces.

Your baby doesn’t need a deep freezer full of milk.

Your baby needs you.

And most of the time…
what your body is making in real time
is exactly what your baby needs.

Stop letting highlight reels rewrite your reality.

You are not behind.
You are not lacking.
You are not doing it wrong.

You’re just seeing the rarest version
and thinking it’s the rule.

26/03/2026

50ml of breastmilk is just over 3 tablespoons of milk.

That is enough to feed a premature baby of under 1kg for a full 24 hours in their early days of life.

And donor milk is potentially lifesaving for them!

If you have extra milk and would like to be part of , please contact us:

info@milkmatters.org
082 895 8004

Sometimes though, a mother is not able to provide the breastmilk her baby needs – and what alternative is used matters.