I've wanted to jump on the whole 26 Acts of Kindness bandwagon but January is such a busy months I knew it wouldn't happen till finals were over (today). Add in the fact that I have an 18 month old and a tight budget, it's probably going to take a lot of time and creativity, but I am committed.
#1
This was inspired by my husband discovering about 30 oz of frozen breastmilk in our deep freezer. J no longer takes bottles (though he still breast feeds--the WHO recommend this to 2 years old and beyond FYI, just because American culture doesn't widely accept it DOES NOT mean we're weird or it will give a kid a complex--stepping off soapbox). There was really no reason for me to keep it because by the time I have another kid, it won't be good anymore.
So I found an organization called Human Milk For Human Babies. It operates from Facebook to connect mothers with milk to those in need.
I connected with another mother who needed milk because she had to have a mastectomy shortly after her daughter was born. She lives close to where I work. My donation was small, but any breastfeeding advocate will tell you that every ounce is like liquid gold.
Another mother on the website had another 80 ounces she was ready to donate. She happens to live near me. Things just worked out so perfectly. I picked up the other donor's milk and met up with the family in need today!
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