​at Wellness Village NH, we are proud to serve as a milk depot in partnership with Mothers' Milk Bank Northeast. 

Our mission is to support breastfeeding mothers and provide life-saving nutrition to premature and medically fragile infants who depend on donor breast milk.

​what is a milk depot?
A milk depot is a community location where screened donors can contribute their excess breast milk. This milk is safely stored in our facility and then shipped to the Mothers' Milk Bank Northeast for processing and distribution to those in need.

Our depot is conveniently located in an accessible space frequented by breastfeeding mothers, including medical offices, parenting stores, wellness facilities, and daycare centers.

By offering our business as this depot, we aim to raise community awareness about the options you have for breast milk and the profound impact it has on the lives of so many.

why donate milk?
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When you choose to donate to an accredited nonprofit like Mothers' Milk Bank Northeast, you become a vital part of a caring community that nourishes both healthy full-term infants and those who are born prematurely or facing medical challenges.

Your generous gift of breast milk provides essential nourishment to babies who need human milk to thrive. Your kindness can make a world of difference for these little ones and their families.

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never donated milk before? start here!

1. ​​Click here to complete a 15-minute phone screening to ensure eligibility
2. Fill out MMBNE online forms
3. Complete a blood test (Mothers’ Milk Bank NE covers all costs associated with this)
4. Receive your donor ID from MMBNE
5. Schedule drop off of your breast milk to the village!​

you are eligible to donate if:

• You are in good health.
• Your breast milk was frozen within 96 hours of being expressed.
• You plan to donate a minimum of 150 ounces (there is no minimum for bereaved donors).
• You do not smoke/vape tobacco or nicotine products, or use recreational substances (including cannabis).
• You consume alcohol in moderation. (Our guideline is very conservative – please reach out with any questions).
• You and/or any sexual partner(s) are not being treated for infectious diseases (HIV, hepatitis, syphilis, etc.).
• You are only using medications and/or supplements approved for use by milk donors. Simply list these on our secure pre-screening form, and we’ll let you know if they are approved.
• You have excess breast milk (i.e., more than your own baby needs). Bereaved parents and surrogates/gestational carriers are welcome to become breast milk donors.

looking to order breast milk?

at this time, we operate as a milk depot and are not a trained milk dispensary.
check out Mothers' Milk Bank Northeast for information on how you can order milk through them directly.

ordering breast milk

we officially opened as a milk depot in June 2022

​in 2022, we had a total of 203,772mL donated,
making 6,891 total nicu feedings possible

in 2023, we had a total of 316,200mL donated,
making 10,646 total nicu feedings possible

in 2024, we had a total of 440,640mL donated,
making 14,846 total nicu feedings possible