Why Would My Baby Need Donor Milk?

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My initial thoughts would be why would my baby need donor milk? Is there something wrong with my wife breast milk? If so what is the problem? Is she not making enough milk, none at all or some other reason? If I had no other options for my baby having breast milk, since I now know it is the best medicine I would pick donor milk.

After viewing the videos and presentations I learned something I didnt know about how breastmilk can be used as medicine and I didnt even know that people donated breast milk. Donating milk is a great idea since some mother make more than milk than their baby can drink while others dont make enough.
It is medicine because it has all the nutrients such as protein, carbs and fats that a baby needs to grow and stay healthy.

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