WILMINGTON, N.C. - A North Carolina mother donated more than 8,000 ounces of breast milk over the course of the coronavirus pandemic to help other moms who may be struggling with their supply or facing other breastfeeding issues.
Katy Bannerman, a mother of two and a middle school teacher outside of Wilmington, had an oversupply of breast milk after her second child was born in 2019.
But with her first child, Silas, she had experienced lactation issues. As a newborn, Silas ended up in the pediatric intensive care unit with jaundice.
During his infancy, Bannerman wasn’t able to nurse for as long as she had hoped. And like many new moms trying to navigate this new role, she beat herself up for it. "I was distressed, and stress is one of the.