Donor Stories Archives
Legacy Donor Spotlight: Bicky Nguyen
Over the past decade the Milk Bank has been fortunate to receive support from generous milk donors across Ontario. We recently caught up with legacy donor, Bicky Nguyen, who first crossed paths with the Milk Bank in 2013. Read about her experience as a Milk Bank donor here.
Donor Spotlight: Andrea’s Story
Andrea is a three-time donor to the Rogers Hixon Ontario Human Milk Bank. With all three of her children, she had an excess supply of breast milk and enough space in her freezer to stockpile the extra bags of pumped milk. Read about her experience as a Milk Bank donor here.
Finding strength through grief: Melanie’s story
The loss of a child is incredibly difficult. For some mothers who carry their babies in their hearts, rather than their arms, giving back to other infants in need with the gift of donor milk can help with the grieving process. Melanie shares first-hand her journey of...
Whitney’s Story: A journey from surrogacy to breastmilk donation
Whitney McGregor shares how her personal fertility experience unfolded a desire to give back through both surrogacy and donation of milk, to the Rogers Hixon Ontario Human Milk Bank. Whitney and her partner never knew if they would be able to get pregnant on their...
Donor Spotlight: Ambrosia’s Story
Ambrosia Kingstone shares first-hand what inspired her to become a Milk Bank donor and how she collected 350 litres of breastmilk for donation – enough milk to fill roughly two bathtubs. “My donation journey began after the birth of my son in January 2021. After being...