Sunday, November 13th 2011
Making a Profit on Breast Milk
By Shell Walker Luttrell, Founder of Eats on Feets
In response to the many stories about how unsafe 'informal' breastmilk sharing is and how people should use 'formal' milk banks.
Community based milksharing is an affordable, viable and important option that should be protected and furthered, not stymied.
Eats on Feets facilitates a world-wide network of parents and professionals who have made the informed choice to share or support the sharing of breastmilk. Eats on Feets was the first network on Facebook to do so and has a history of rigorous dedication to the furthering of milk sharing information.
The Eats on Feets 4 pillars support the safe sharing of breastmilk.
- Informed Choice
- Understanding risks and benefits, of all infant and child feeding methods
- Know thy source
- Donor Screening
- Donor self-exclusion for, or declaration of, medical and social concerns
- Communication about lifestyle and habits
- Screening for HIV I and II, HTLV I and II, HBV, HCV, Syphilis, and Rubella
- Safe Handling
- Inspecting and keeping skin, hands, and equipment clean
- Properly handling, storing, transporting, and shipping breastmilk
- Home Pasteurization
- Heat treating milk to address infectious pathogens
- Informed choice of raw milk when all donor criteria are met
Bio
Shell Walker Luttrell is a farmer and a midwife who lives in Arizona with her husband, six children, numerous farm animals, and visiting wildlife of all species.