Elisabeth Anderson Sierra Explained

Elisabeth Anderson Sierra (born) is an American woman who holds the Guinness World Record for the largest individual donation of breast milk.

Family and life

Anderson Sierra is a resident of Aloha, Oregon.[1] She is married to David Sierra, and together they have two daughters and a son.[2] She has a medical condition called hyperlactation syndrome characterized by excessive breast milk production, which leads to milk overflow.[3] Anderson Sierra has been actively involved in donating breast milk to both local families and recipients worldwide., her estimated total donation of breast milk amounts to over 350000abbr=offNaNabbr=off.[4] She has received multiple nicknames, including "the milk goddess", "super producer", and "pumping queen."[5]

Hyperlactation syndrome

In 2014, Sierra was diagnosed with hyperlactation syndrome,[6] a medical condition characterized by an excessive production of breast milk.[7] Approximately midway through her initial pregnancy, she found herself producing a substantial amount of breast milk, approximately 20abbr=offNaNabbr=off per day.[8] During her prenatal appointments, she communicated her milk volume in ounces while her midwife and doctor mistakenly understood it to be in milliliters. In truth, she was producing more milk than 45 milliliters, which is considered normal during pregnancy.[9]

As a result of this syndrome, Sierra produces approximately 225USoz of breast milk per day,[10] which is nearly 8 to 10 times the amount produced by an average mother.[11] Not wanting this surplus to go to waste, she donates her extra breast milk.[12] [13]

Sierra has been collaborating with a breast pump company to make breastfeeding easier for nursing moms. She works as a certified lactation counselor and as the director of lactation services at a breast pump company named BabyBuddha.[14]

Record

Milk sharing is the act of donating breast milk, either packaged or by directly breastfeeding a recipient's infant.[15] [16] This can supplement or replace infant formula or the infant's mother's milk if either is unavailable or unsuitable.

In 2023, Sierra achieved the world record for the largest individual breast milk donation by donating 1599.68abbr=offNaNabbr=off to a human milk bank during the period from February 20, 2015, to June 20, 2018. She has donated more than 10350abbr=offNaNabbr=off of breast milk to local families and recipients globally since 2014.

Sierra said that she hopes to surpass her current record and hopes that by disseminating her personal narrative, the act of sharing milk will become normalized.[17]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: May 19, 2023 . I make 1.5 gallons of breast milk a day. This is what it's like to have hyperlactation syndrome . August 4, 2023 . Yahoo News . en-US.
  2. Web site: July 14, 2023 . Super mom feeds thousands of premature babies with record breastmilk donation . July 16, 2023 . Guinness World Records . en-gb.
  3. Web site: July 15, 2023 . This woman holds world record for largest donation of breast milk, fed thousands of premature babies . July 16, 2023 . The Indian Express . en.
  4. Web site: Ridley . Jane . I have the Guinness World Record for donating the most breast milk — 800 2-liter bottles worth. . August 3, 2023 . Insider . en-US.
  5. Web site: July 27, 2017 . This mom donates hundreds of gallons of breastmilk for babies in need . July 16, 2023 . TODAY.com . en.
  6. Web site: Weinberg . Sarah . August 1, 2017 . Hyper-Lactating Mom Donates 600 Gallons Of Breast Milk To Kids In Need . December 10, 2019 . Delish . en-US.
  7. Web site: Oversupply of Breast Milk: Causes, Signs and Treatment . July 16, 2023 . parenting.firstcry.com.
  8. Web site: May 19, 2023 . I make 1.5 gallons of breast milk a day. This is what it's like to have hyperlactation syndrome . July 19, 2023 . TODAY.com . en.
  9. Web site: Parenting, Baby Names, Celebrities, and Royal News CafeMom.com . July 17, 2023 . cafemom.com.
  10. Web site: July 28, 2017 . 'Wet nurse' mum donates 600 gallons of breast milk . December 10, 2019 . The London Economic . en-GB.
  11. Web site: August 1, 2017 . Woman produces too much breast milk, donates excess . December 10, 2019 . Deccan Chronicle . en.
  12. Web site: July 27, 2017 . This mom donates hundreds of gallons of breastmilk for babies in need . December 10, 2019 . TODAY.com . en.
  13. Web site: Parikh . Himali . March 29, 2018 . The milk goddess: Elisabeth Anderson Sierra . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181106172326/http://www.momabc.net:80/the-milk-goddess/ . November 6, 2018 . MomABC.
  14. Web site: Elisabeth Anderson-Sierra, Author at Motherly . August 3, 2023 . Motherly . en.
  15. News: Pearson . Catherine . May 20, 2022 . What Parents Need to Know About Sharing Breast Milk . en-US . The New York Times . July 17, 2023 . 0362-4331.
  16. Palmquist . Aunchalee E. L. . Doehler . Kirsten . November 26, 2015 . Human milk sharing practices in the U.S. . Maternal & Child Nutrition . 12 . 2 . 278–290 . 10.1111/mcn.12221 . 1740-8695 . 5063162 . 26607304.
  17. Web site: July 16, 2023 . Mother of two saves thousands with record-breaking breast milk donation . July 17, 2023 . Hindustan Times . en.

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