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NorthernStar Mothers Milk
- Dec 21, 2020
- 4 min
Donor Profile: Emily's Story
*Trigger Warning* This story was submitted by one of our bereaved moms who chose to become a donor - it is very raw and real and may be ...
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NorthernStar Mothers Milk
- Dec 17, 2020
- 2 min
We're hiring! Manager of Donor Services
The Organization NorthernStar Mothers Milk Bank is a community-based, not-for-profit charitable organization that provides screened and p...
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NorthernStar Mothers Milk
- Nov 25, 2020
- 1 min
Donor Profile: Jessica's Story
When our twins were born prematurely in 2017, I struggled to make enough milk for them. At one point in those early days we spoke with ou...
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NorthernStar Mothers Milk
- Sep 10, 2020
- 1 min
Donor profile: Katie's story
Our sweet and rascally little Duncan was a month premature and a teeny little guy at 3lb 14oz, and was IUGR meaning Intrauterine Growth R...
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NorthernStar Mothers Milk
- Aug 27, 2020
- 2 min
Donor profile: Heather's Story
I was expecting a baby at the end of 2013. I started producing colostrum very early and was easily able to hand express while pregnant. M...
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NorthernStar Mothers Milk
- Jul 22, 2020
- 1 min
Save the Date for our Virtual Stay at Home Gala
You're invited to a virtual gala in support of Canada's most fragile babies Exciting news! For the first time ever, we're hosting a fun e...
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NorthernStar Mothers Milk
- Jul 15, 2020
- 1 min
One donation, up to 3X the impact
While we can’t physically come together this year for the Shaw Charity Classic, Shaw is committed to continuing the tournament’s legacy o...
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NorthernStar Mothers Milk
- Jun 24, 2020
- 1 min
Donor profile: Hayley's story
It took us three years and fertility treatments to start our family. I now have two beautiful daughters and feel so lucky every day for t...
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NorthernStar Mothers Milk
- Jun 15, 2020
- 1 min
Donor Profile: Mary's story
"Many of the women in many family struggled with breastfeeding for various reasons. So when I was pregnant with my first son I was mental...
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NorthernStar Mothers Milk
- Jun 8, 2020
- 1 min
Donor Profile: Rachel's story
My last baby spent two weeks in the NICU after birth. He was fed with IV nutrition the first few days, then a feeding tube till he was ab...
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NorthernStar Mothers Milk
- May 25, 2020
- 2 min
Donor Profile: Chenxin's Story
"Like many twins, Laura and Layla were born prematurely on 2018.10.02 and were admitted to the NICU immediately. I was fortunate that my ...
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NorthernStar Mothers Milk
- May 4, 2020
- 1 min
Donor profile: Ashley's story
"For the first 2 months, my baby refused the breast and I was an exclusive pumper. We found out around 1 month that he had tongue and lip...
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NorthernStar Mothers Milk
- Apr 6, 2020
- 1 min
Donor Profile: Tara' story
"I had a lot of anxiety about breastfeeding. Some of my family members had long expressed a lot of negativity and misconceptions about br...
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NorthernStar Mothers Milk
- Apr 6, 2020
- 4 min
Spring 2020 Newsletter
Today we are 8 years old and we have so much to celebrate! The COVID-19 pandemic is a solid reminder of how quickly we can be humbled by ...
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NorthernStar Mothers Milk
- Mar 23, 2020
- 1 min
Donor Profile Story: Mercedes
“In March 2017, I became a part of the 1 in 3 infant/pregnancy loss statistic. I once questioned and hated the body I lived in for “faili...
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NorthernStar Mothers Milk
- Mar 21, 2020
- 4 min
Fall 2019 Newsletter
As a registered charity, NMMB is committed to keep milk costs as low as possible. One of the ways we try to reduce costs is to operate 4 ...
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