Daniel Palmer from Owensville, Missouri, donated 1,000 ounces of her own breast milk for the youngest victims of Harvey, says NYdailynews
Palmer, a mother of three children, looking at how hurricane Harvey storms in Texas, he realized that he wanted somehow to help.
Then she asked the organizer of the nonprofit organization Guiding Star Missouri who was looking for those who can donate breast milk for the needy victims of hurricane Harvey.
Palmer, whose younger son Truett has a congenital heart defect for which he cannot consume her breast milk, fills hundreds of bottles that is more than 1,000 ounces.
Truett and I just sent 1040 ounces of liquid gold to help momma’s with babies in Texas! So thankful we are able to help…
Posted by Danielle M. Palmer on Saturday, November 2, 2017
«We collected 1040 ounces, and estimated that the average child consumes 3 oz. So we have enough milk for feedings 346» — said Palmer.
Frozen milk Daniel together with milk from other moms will be sent to the mothers who can’t feed their children due to the floods and hurricane.
Donated breast milk is safe for babies, if you adhere to the necessary procedures — pasteurization laboratory and milk testing.
«I am so grateful that we can help this way,» wrote Palmer on his page in Facebook on Saturday, adding that she taught her son to share.
