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Archive Home > 2009 > June > 25 > Breastfeeding a child who isn’t your own

Breastfeeding a child who isn’t your own

A milk bank ships donated breast milk to mothers in need

By Patricia Montemurri / The Bulletin
June 25, 2009

DETROIT — Even as she nursed her own newborn son, watching him grow from nearly 8 pounds to 23 over the past year, Kristy Thornburg also provided nourishment to other babies whose own mothers could not.

Thornburg, 30, of South Boardman, Mich., is a breast milk donor. She has pumped,....

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