Among local heroes helping Texans in need , breastfeeding parents have stepped forward to help the Lone Star State in a way only they can.
Texans weathered brutal winter storms without reliable heat or water last week, leaving desperate families scrambling to meet their basic needs . While the worst is over, many new moms had a hard time sourcing milk to feed their babies.
Checking up on a friend that lives in Texas and wow my heart is so broken she cant find milk for her baby #TexasStrong
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up on a friend that lives in Texas and wow my heart is so broken she cant find milk for her baby #TexasStrong
Diana (@ddiiaaannnnaa) February 18, 2021
As Parents first reported, Texan parents like this Reddit user who stored leftover breast milk in their freezers could no longer use them due to power outages.
We tried to keep it in the freezer, but we just went too long without power that I wouldnt trust it to be used, the mom wrote on Reddit.
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Refrigerated breast milk is safe to drink for up to four days. Leftovers can be frozen for a year at most, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) . However, the health authority encourages people that frozen milk is best used within six months.
Milk frozen in less than ideal circumstances can be safely used if it has icy crystals.
Other parents whose babies couldnt drink formula found it hard to produce enough milk, given their distressing circumstances. Experiencing stress is known to reduce breast milk production.
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This was posted in my pumping group. This womans baby is starving because she doesnt have enough food to keep her milk supply up, she doesnt have formula, she cant get out of the house. If anyone is in Hutto, Texas...? pic.twitter.com/TdKXKjkruP
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was posted in my pumping group. This womans baby is starving because she doesnt have enough food to keep her milk supply up, she doesnt have formula, she cant get out of the house. If anyone is in Hutto, Texas...? pic.twitter.com/TdKXKjkruP
leo szn (@SabraTeel) February 18, 2021
My last pump was not even two ounces and shes so hungry, wrote one mom in a Twitter users parenting social circles.
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My last pump was not even two ounces and she's so hungry.
- Texas-based mom
To meet the overwhelming need, many moms offered their own surplus milk to Texan parents, Parents states.
And organizations like UC Health Milk Bank and Mothers Milk Bank Austin (MMBA) connected breastfeeding moms and parents with hungry infants in hospitals.
At MMBA, we are working hard to make sure all families and hospitals needing human milk can receive them even during this winter storm, the Austin-based organization wrote on its Instagram last Thursday.
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As we all know, Texas is in crisis.
In times like this (anytime actually) we all need to work together to ensure any baby who needs donor milk has access.
Yesterday we sent out 3 shipments of milk to hospitals in MS, Ala and Louisiana to get help through this emergency pic.twitter.com/NuPf5xvn96
As we all know, Texas is in crisis.
UC Health Milk Bank (@ucmilkbank) February 18, 2021
In times like this (anytime actually) we all need to work together to ensure any baby who needs donor milk has access.
Yesterday we sent out 3 shipments of milk to hospitals in MS, Ala and Louisiana to get help through this emergency pic.twitter.com/NuPf5xvn96
During the worst of last weeks weather, families could send their milk supplies to the organization for safekeeping, as they had a backup power generator.
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