"I'm exhausted". Thus began the publication on social networks with which Elisabeth Anderson-Sierra celebrated that she had exceeded the world record for donating breast milk, which was set at 1,569 liters (she has reached 1,583).
To achieve that volume, this mother and former US military has spent 700 days pumping daily, in addition to dedicating another 5,000 hours to tasks related to the storage and preservation of milk and cleaning of utensils. For her, break the world record by donating 1,583 liters of breast milk It is not the important figure, but that of babies who have benefited from their donation.
A full time job
The life of this mother of two daughters of ten months and three years revolves around the extraction of milk. Dedicate five hours a day exclusively to the extraction with a double breast pump and three more hours to storage, cleaning and conservation tasks.
For her it is a full time job but, in addition to her dedication, her enormous performance has "trick": Elisabeth has hyperlactance or an overproduction of production of milk that makes it produce about 3.8 liters of milk a day (about 10 times more than average). This blockbuster is the one that encouraged her to donate the surplus for babies who needed it.
Breaking records
The figure (which is not official because it must first be confirmed by the Guinness organization), is impressive: more than 1,500 liters of milk. But the one that really matters for this super mom is another unknown: the amount of premature babies that have benefited from her milk:
"It is exciting for me to see the numbers, but it is even more so to think about all the babies and families I have been able to help. My goal is not to break records, but to strive to be an example in the world of donating milk and break the stigma ",
Can we talk about pumping on the go for a sec I have to do it if I want ANY kind of lifestyle outside of the house, which, lets be honest… still is lackluster and Im a #hermit Today we went to a birthday party and guess what the time was smack dab in the middle of when I was supposed to be pumping and Im not keen on pumping in public. Ill DO IT… but come on. Id rather stay home in my PJs (or basically naked…) with my mom tiger stripes hanging out in all their glory and pump on my throne surrounded by water, power cords for social media attention suckers, and my secret stash of truffles in a ziplock behind the cushions. AMIRIGHT Pumping in the car is what I decided to do. Pump on the drive there, pump on the drive back. Call it good. Now I dont give two shakes what people think of me when they see me pumping in the car because they usually CANT SEE ANYTHING, and if they can, they ARE WELCOME. I dont use a cover unless its in an airport or something because come on. Covers Suck (So do pumps) My go-to FAVORITE tops for looking chic, modest, dare I say SEXY, and the best feature, I can NURSE or PUMP in them are @thesavimom line. Im in love Please dont tell my hubby. They are soft, high quality, versatile, dress-up, dress-down, nursing approved and pumping approved. Highly recommend Support for the girls and compression pumping provided by @ simplewisheshandsfree… and if you dont have one you should. #notsponsored #myopinion #immultitasking #thisisme
The enormous production of this mother is distributed to hospitals throughout the country through the Prolacta organization, which distributes it in Neonatology units preferably for premature children and large premature babies. For these babies, breast milk is more than food: It is an authentic medicine that saves lives.
The best example
Elisabeth, through the Instagram account @oneounceatatime has created a community of donors, families and companies that support breastfeeding and help her defray the approximately 3,000 euros a month that costs you to keep your milk bank.
Thanks to people like them, it is increasingly common to see news like this or this, which normalize breastfeeding in all its forms.
Via Babble
In Babies and more World breast milk donation Day: each drop counts to help the babies who need it most, donate 236 liters of breast milk and write a nice letter for the baby who receives it
