I am NOT Angelina Jolie...

But I too can better the lives of infants in Africa!

Now that you are thoroughly confused, let me explain. You see, I've been keeping a secret from all of you for a few months now. I was afraid I would jinx myself if I said anything! So, without further adeu- I have signed up to be a breast milk donor!

Ok, that makes it sound like I just said "Hey, I want to share boob-juice with babies." and they said "Sign here please!". There was a pretty long application process. I took an interview online (link is below) and they processed that. I had to have releases of health signed my my doc as well as Ava's pediatrician. After that cleared, they sent me a kit with a DNA swab for the "donor profile" and had a lab arrange for a blood draw.

I got my "acceptance" this morning. They will be sending me a kit with a hospital grade electric breast pump, sterile containers, a shipping cooler, and a calender of ship dates.

If I lived closer to a milk bank, I could drop off my donations there (and they also allow local donations too for premature infants, cancer patients, burn victims, etc.).

Everything is NO COST- the blood work, the pump, the shipping- all free. I wish I had known about this earlier in my bf-ing days... as a free pump would have been SWEET!

If anyone is interested, here is the link: http://www.prolacta.com/donors.html

This may sound a little cheesy, but I feel absolutely fulfilled today knowing that I am about to make a positive difference in someones life. Some little guy or girl in a far away land will grow up healthy (will grow up) because I was willing to spend a few minutes a few times a day and pump a little milk.

((happy sigh))