What is the price of breast milk?

Human donor milk from milk banks costs $3 to $5 (US) per ounce, and so it might cost $60 to $100 (US) per day for an 3.6-kg baby to consume 20 ounces per day, compared with only $0.50 to $2 (US) per ounce when the milk is purchased online.

How can I sell my breast milk?

Selling or Donating Your Breast Milk to Milk Banks

Some milk banks, such as Mothers Milk Cooperative, pay donors $1 an ounce. If you have extra breast milk and are not interested in selling it, you can donate it at National Milk Bank or the Human Milk Banking Association of North America.

How much is an Oz of breastmilk worth?

The asking price on Only the Breast runs $1 to $2.50 an ounce. (A 6-month-old baby consumes about 30 ounces a day.)

How much does breast milk cost on the black market?

On ad classified sites, like Only The Breast, and Breast Feeding Moms Unite, people sell their milk for around two dollars an ounce. That's a bargain compared to over four dollars that milk banks will charge.

Can you buy human breast milk?

If you are looking to receive milk for a hospital/clinic/birthing center please visit Buying Milk for Your Hospital. A nonprofit program of Rocky Mountain Children's Health Foundation, Mothers' Milk Bank collects, processes, tests and provides donor human milk to babies across the country.

Booming market to buy and sell breast milk

How much can I sell my breast milk for?

Women can post free classified ads for their milk. Most women sell their milk for an average of $2.50 an ounce, though you can also sell in bulk. Online milk communities generally have recommended standards for health, screening, storage, and transportation guidelines but do not police them.

Can adults drink breast milk?

However, drinking breast milk is safe only if it is from your partner whom you know well. This is because breast milk is a bodily fluid, and you do not want yourself to be at risk of infectious diseases such as cytomegalovirus, hepatitis B and C, human immunodeficiency virus, or syphilis.

How much do men pay for breastmilk?

The average price is $1.50 per ounce, though there have been reports of women making thousands of dollars through online sales. Not all these men are drinking breast milk to build muscle. Some do it for a simpler reason: They enjoy it.

Who is buying breast milk?

Can I Sell My Breast Milk? Although the practice is not regulated, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Food and Drug Administration recommend selling your breast milk to a milk bank. You can also donate milk to the HMBANA or the National Milk Bank.

Do bodybuilders buy breast milk?

First, it's hard to come by, says Halpern. You can't just pick up a gallon of breast milk at the local supermarket on the way home from work. Many bodybuilders buy their milk off websites like Facebook, Craigslist, or Reddit, or they barter with a pregnant woman (talk about awkward conversations).

Do you have to pay for breast milk?

To help defray the costs of screening donors and managing donated breast milk, nonprofit milk banks typically charge recipients a fee of about $5 per ounce of milk. Some recipients of donor breast milk have insurance plans that cover these fees.

How much breast milk can a woman produce per day?

Full milk production is typically 25-35 oz. (750-1,035 mL) per 24 hours. Once you have reached full milk production, maintain a schedule that continues producing about 25-35oz of breastmilk in a 24 hour period.

Why is donor breast milk so expensive?

Donors are banned from smoking or drinking to excess and require a doctors approval prior to making their breast milk available to those in need. So because banks test, screen, and pasteurize the milk before it can be sold, it can be expensive.

How long is breast milk good for?

Freshly expressed or pumped milk can be stored: At room temperature (77°F or colder) for up to 4 hours. In the refrigerator for up to 4 days. In the freezer for about 6 months is best; up to 12 months is acceptable.

Can I donate my breast milk?

Donate Milk

Donating your breastmilk is one of the most precious gifts that you can offer. Donated breastmilk helps to save the lives of premature and sick babies whose mothers are unable, for many reasons, to provide them with sufficient breastmilk of their own.

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Is Selling breast milk safe?

The study says that “the lack of pasteurization and testing not only indicates a bacterial risk but breast milk also exposes consumers to a host of infectious diseases, including cytomegalovirus, hepatitis B and C, HIV-1/2, HTLV-I&II and syphilis.”

How much is donor human milk?

The cost of donor milk varies but is generally estimated as $3-5 per ounce, which includes both direct costs such as screening of donors, and processing and pasteurizing of breast milk, and indirect costs such as research and infrastructure.

How can I get free breast milk?

You can also check with your local hospital, which may provide milk through a partnership with a local or regional HMBANA bank. For-profit milk banks may be another option to consider, and may also donate to local hospitals.

Can men drink breast milk?

“Breast milk is designed for babies. It's packed with everything they need to grow in a form that allows their delicate digestive systems and permeable intestines to absorb those nutrients,” according to Meghan Telpner, a Toronto-based nutritionist. “Breast milk is not designed for grown men to drink,” she said.

Is there a black market for breast milk?

Mums are fuelling a rise in black-market breast milk by selling it online, where it's often referred to as 'liqiud gold' and snapped up by bodybuilders. Women from across Scotland, including in Aberdeen, Inverness, Ayrshire, Dundee and Fife, are selling the human milk online for as little as £1 per ounce.

Is breast milk good for men?

But there is no evidence that breast milk has a protective role in the health of adults, said Elisa Zied, a registered dietitian nutritionist in New York. “Human breast milk (is) designed to nourish babies — not grown men,” said Zied, author of “Younger Next Week.”

Do men like breast milk?

Yep, a lot of guys prefer breast milk for more sensual reasons.

What is the taste of breast milk?

Breast milk tastes like milk, but probably a different kind than the store-bought one you're used to. The most popular description is “heavily sweetened almond milk.” The flavor is affected by what each mom eats and the time of day. Here's what some moms, who've tasted it, also say it tastes like: cucumbers.

Does breastmilk taste sweet?

Breast milk contains the milk sugar lactose. Even though lactose is not the sweetest type of sugar, when there is a lot of lactose present, the sweetness is much greater. Because lactose is one of the main ingredients in breast milk, it appears in high concentrations, giving breast milk its sweet flavor.