Mothers' Milk Bank Northeast

10/31/2025

Think you can crack this mystery? 🧐

Huge thanks to an amazing partner—not just for helping us get milk to the babies who need it most, but for giving us a big smile with this one!

10/30/2025

Big news for Maine families! ✨

We’re thrilled to announce the opening of a new donor milk dispensary in partnership with MaineHealth Pediatrics South Portland . . .

Families in the Greater Portland area now have a safe, convenient place to access donor human milk—helping little ones thrive while parents’ own supply grows during those critical first days. 🍼

As one milk recipient shares: “Every time I pick up donor milk, I sit in the car and tear up… Mothers worked day and night to pump the milk that my baby is benefiting from.”

A huge thank you to our partners at MaineHealth Pediatrics South Portland and the generous donor families who make this crucial work possible. 💙

10/29/2025

We're just here for the boo-bies . . . 😊

Mama, let this be your reminder that you're doing a difficult job beautifully!

10/28/2025

Clara is just 2 years old and full of energy, but she’s already faced more than most of us could imagine . . .

At only 13 days old, she had her first open-heart surgery. Over the next 14 months, she endured three more life-saving surgeries.

Despite all the fear and uncertainty, Clara and her family turned unimaginable challenges into something beautiful—helping other families in need.

Discover how this tiny fighter is making a big impact 👉 https://tinyurl.com/3hc8pavf ✨

When mom Cristiane was 20 weeks pregnant, she learned that Clara had a congenital heart defect. She literally had a hole in her heart . . .

10/21/2025

This little pumpkin might just be the cutest and the kindest in the patch . . .

Did you know that just one ounce of donor milk can provide up to three meals for our tiniest recipients? Huge thanks to this milk-donor-mini for sharing the love—and the health—with fragile infants!

Got extra milk? Give it purpose 👉 milkbankne.org/donate

10/15/2025

“I would give a mom anything I could if it would help her bring her baby home. This was a gift that Evie would have wanted me to make..." ~ Caelah Beth, bereaved milk donor & Evie’s mom

Today, on Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day — and every day — we remember. We remember the babies whose lives were heartbreakingly short, and the families who carry their love forward.

Each leaf on our memorial tree bears the name of a baby who is deeply missed — and honored through the gift of milk donation.

While donating milk after the loss of a beloved child isn’t right for everyone, for many, it brings a profound sense of comfort, connection, and purpose. No matter their choice, every parent deserves support as they navigate this journey.

We are humbled by the strength of families who choose to give in the midst of their grief, and we are honored to walk alongside them in some small way.

Today and every day, we honor their babies.

We say their names.

We remember.

10/14/2025

We recently had the pleasure of joining host Jay Dobek to record an episode of the One Big Boat podcast — a show that truly understands “we’re all in this together.” 💙

Dedicated to nonprofits, One Big Boat offers a much-needed space for changemakers to share their mission, challenges, and vision for the future. It’s a meaningful platform to highlight the impact we’re making in our communities, and we’re incredibly grateful for the opportunity.

Thank you, Jay, for the thoughtful conversation — and for introducing us to Vegas, the very sweet pup making a special cameo in this photo. 🐾

Stay tuned! We’ll be sharing a link to listen soon.

Last Minute Productions

10/09/2025

It’s official — Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast is headed to the TCS New York City Marathon for the very first time!

We’re so excited to be part of this iconic event and to raise awareness (and funds!) for the thousands of fragile infants who rely on our safe, nourishing donor milk each year.

What makes our debut even more special? Our team is made up of three powerhouse women in healthcare — including an incredible former milk donor!

We just mailed out their singlets and can’t wait to cheer them on as they rep Milky HQ this November!

Meet the Team 👉 https://tinyurl.com/58x9xxba ✨

Mothers' Milk Bank Northeast is a nonprofit milk bank providing equitable access to safe, lifesaving, pasteurized donor human milk.

10/07/2025

Maya and her husband Michael learned they were expecting while out to dinner. After a long IVF journey, they just had a feeling—and they were too excited to wait. The moment those two pink lines appeared, they were over the moon. Together, they named their son right then and there: Nissim—Hebrew for “miracle.”

At 22 weeks, their little miracle, Teddy, came into the world weighing just over 1 lb. A fighter from the start, Teddy lived for 17 beautiful days in the NICU, wrapped in the love and care of his parents, grandparents, and a care team Maya says “are like family now.”

After his passing, Maya chose to donate her breast milk—a gift she created with Teddy—as a way to honor her son and help others. It became part of her healing.

“I want to do things that matter,” she told us. “And this matters.”

Now, during Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, it feels especially fitting to share Maya’s story — one of profound love, loss, and strength . . .

READ NOW 👉 https://tinyurl.com/3wxu9c8m ✨

10/02/2025

"She’s done more than anyone could have expected. She’s a little trooper..."

Born weighing less than 1 lb, Eloise entered the world earlier than expected after her mom, Julia, was diagnosed with severe preeclampsia.

She spent five months in the NICU, growing stronger each day thanks to the dedication of her care team at Mass General Brigham for Children, innovative tools like the NTrainer, and the love of her family.

Eloise’s story is a powerful reminder of what it takes to help our littlest warriors thrive—expert care, cutting-edge science, and the kind of nourishment that gives fragile infants their very best start.

For so many NICU babies across the region, that includes safe, reliable donor milk.

So, to our amazing milk donors we say this: You may never meet the little ones you help, but you are absolutely part of their stories >> milkbankne.org/donate 💙

When you donate milk to an accredited non-profit milk bank like ours you help us feed both healthy and severely medically fragile newborns