A mother’s wish – Poland
Breastfeeding was extremely important to Agnieska or Aga as known to her husband... Read more >>
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He weighed so little; just 630g – Spain
Twelve years ago, after her first child was born, this little boy’s mother had a lot of milk. She tells that if she had known about milk banks at the time, she would have donated her extra milk. As the mother of three boys, she knows a lot about babies... Read more >>
Stronger, smarter and cuter! – Lithuania
You wouldn’t know from looking at his photograph, but this young man was born at 25 weeks gestation. That’s a very tiny beginning for any child and one that sets him or her onto a challenging path to being big enough, physically mature enough and well enough to be able to leave the hospital and go home... Read more >>
Two mothers, two babies, one story! – Switzerland
From the lovely Swiss town of St Gallen came two different but, in some ways, similar stories of two tiny girls Baby 1 and Baby 2... Read more >>
More than I could have hoped for… – UK
I was diagnosed with leukaemia when I was 12 weeks pregnant... Read more >>
Getting strong for surgery! – Norway
This beautiful little girl has Downs and was born with an AVSD heart condition (in which there are holes between the chambers of the heart needing surgical repair)... Read more >>
Tiny babies bring big worries! – Netherlands
Premature babies face many challenges during their first few days and weeks having been born with immature brains, lungs, digestive and immune systems... Read more >>
Donor milk can bring huge comfort – Bulgaria
The spotlight on donor milk recipients very often falls on very tiny, premature and low birthweight infants. And globally these are the babies for whom there is a growing body of research evidence to back its use... Read more >>
Milk is for life – Croatia
Twins and triplets are more likely to be born early. And when they are, their mother has double or treble the need for a good milk supply to ensure they can receive only human milk... Read more >>
Less is sometimes more! – Denmark
Some babies need donor milk for many days, weeks or even months. For others, it only takes a few days before their mothers are able to express enough of their own milk to meet their nutritional requirements... Read more >>