Mothers' Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes

06/17/2026

🤱 Oliver arrived at 36 weeks and 5 days, happy, healthy, and hungry.
His mama's milk hadn't come in yet. They bridged the gap with donor milk from the hospital's supply, just enough to keep him fed and thriving while they waited.
Her milk came in. Oliver took off. He's now in the

06/12/2026

🧪Why does testing matter?
Our comprehensive screening and testing protocols ensure that every ounce of milk we distribute meets the strictest safety standards.

06/12/2026

😊😎😍No matter the generation, donating your extra breast milk can make a BIG difference in a tiny life today!

Find out how to donate at milkbankwgl.org/donate-milk/

06/10/2026

Harvey's memory lives on in every drop. 🤍
After losing her son in 2024, this incredible donor found a way to channel her grief into purpose, pumping and donating in his honor. Now, with the arrival of rainbow baby Archer, she's donating again. Two sons. One beautiful act of love that keeps giving.
This is our why. 💙

06/05/2026

Welcome our newest PCQI Christina!
A PCQI plays a vital role in ensuring the safety of every drop of donor milk we process. Trained in food safety preventive controls, our PCQI is responsible for developing, managing, and overseeing our food safety plan.

Christina supports us to meet the highest standards so that the most vulnerable babies receive safe, life-saving milk.

We are so glad to have her on our team! 🤍

06/04/2026

💛👶From NICU mom who didn't know donor milk existed… to donor mom with a full freezer. Life is full of beautiful full-circle moments. ❤️

06/04/2026

🍩💛👶Shout out to for helping us welcome back two new Milk Bank WGL Moms from Maternity leave! Welcome Back KIMBERLY and HELEN!
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06/02/2026

Make room for popsicles!

Have extra milk stored in your freezer? You may be able to donate it. ✨

HMBANA milk banks accept frozen milk from approved donors to help provide safe, pasteurized donor human milk to fragile infants in need.

If you have milk you’re not planning to use, consider turning it into a lifesaving donation. ✨

Learn more at HMBANA.org

05/29/2026

⭐💙 Donor breast milk saves lives!💙⭐

Donor milk is used for premature and medically fragile infants when a mother's own milk isn't available.

It's pasteurized, screened, and dispensed under medical supervision.

Making it one of the safest, most impactful gifts you can give.

Every ounce matters. Babies as small as 1 lb depend on donated milk to survive and thrive.

👉 Find out how to donate: milkbankwgl.org/donate-milk/

💬 Tag a new mom or share this with someone who might be able to help. You never know whose life you could change.

05/29/2026

Thank you to Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA) for sharing this AAP Study on the critical use of human milk for NICU babies!

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has reaffirmed that mother’s own milk is the optimal nutrition for very low birth weight infants in the NICU.

When mother’s own milk is not available, insufficient, or contraindicated, the AAP recommends pasteurized donor human milk to help reduce the risk of serious complications, including necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). 🛡️

Donor human milk plays an important role in protecting vulnerable infants and supporting improved outcomes when maternal milk is not available.

🔗 Read the full clinical report: https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/157/2/e2025073625/206082/Promoting-Human-Milk-and-Breastfeeding-for-the?autologincheck=redirected