Today we attended a milk party hosted by the family who I donated breast milk to for nine months. Their son is two months younger than Oliver and his mother was never able to produce milk. She had a goal of breastfeeding him to at least 12 months and sought out milk donors to get there. Now, 47 donors later, they will make it to 14 months! These 47 donors provided 15,000 ounces of milk for her son. I was one of the top three donors, providing about 1,600 ounces. The party was a way to thank the donors and their families. Most of the women had toddlers and Oliver had fun playing with the other kids and eating chicken skewers. It was also fun to finally meet the little guy (actually, he's a big guy - weighing at least 5lbs more than Oliver) who has been drinking my milk. His mother often came during his nap time to pick up milk so I didn't have the chance to meet him sooner.
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