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"A newborn in Minneapolis hadn’t eaten for a day and a half.
Her mother had risked going into work to get just enough money for more diapers
when Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) agents stopped her car and
took her away. At home waiting for her were her 16-year-old daughter and the
baby — just barely three months old.
With their mother gone, the teenager tried to feed the baby, who was
exclusively breastfed, formula to no avail. So they called Bri.
For over a month and a half now, Bri, a mother of two in Minneapolis, has run
an expansive donation network in the city, most of it to help other moms and
families with children. Bri, who is breastfeeding her own infant, posted on her
social media that in addition to groceries and diapers and wipes, she could
also donate breastmilk to anyone who needed it.
Bri is an overproducer — in one morning, she might pump 45 ounces alone. When
the call came on January 17, Bri had pumped about a thousand ounces of extra
breastmilk, which was stored in her freezer. She knew it was likely a matter of
time before she’d hear of a baby in need.
An hour and a half after she received the call, Bri was at the family’s
doorstep with 350 ounces of milk in a cooler, along with a care package that
included instructions on how to safely thaw the milk, a bottle warmer, bottles
and some extra clothes that no longer fit her then-6-month-old."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics