Published 12:11 IST, November 10th 2024

US Woman Breaks Own World Record By Donating Over 2,000 Litres of Breastmilk

A Texas woman and mother of four, breaks the Guinness World Record by donating over 2,600 litres of breast milk.

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US: Texas resident Alyssa Ogletree has broken her own record for largest individual breastmilk donation, contributing an extraordinary 2,645.58 litres to charity.

At 36 years old, Ms. Ogletree previously set a Guinness World Record in 2014 with a donation of 1,569.79 litres. Now, she has far surpassed her own achievement, earning well-deserved recognition from renowned organization for her remarkable generosity.

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According to Mors' Milk Bank of North Texas, a single litre of breastmilk can provide nourishment for 11 premature babies. With this in mind, Ms. Ogletree estimates that her donations have helped support over 350,000 babies in total.

''I have a big heart, [but] at end of day, I'm not me of money and can't give away money to good causes over and over because I have a family to support. But donating milk was a way I could give back,'', she said in an interview recently published on Guinness World Records' website.

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“If three per ounce is accurate, I've helped over 350,000 babies. This record is for just under 89,000 ounces, but I also did around 37,000 to Tiny Treasures, and probably anor couple hundred to close friends.'' she said.

Ms Ogletree started donating breast milk in 2010 when she gave birth to her son Kyle, now 14. After discovering she was producing an unusually large amount of milk., a nurse suggested donating excess to help mors struggling to feed ir babies.

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After Kyle, she continued donating milk following births of her two younger sons, Kage (12) and Kory (7). She also donated milk after serving as a surrogate mor.

Alyssa Ogletree, now a mor of four, continued to pump breastmilk long after her babies stopped using bottle. “I pumped every 3 hours, even overnight, for 15-30 minutes. After pumping, I froze milk until my freezer was full. n, I would take it to milk bank, where y’d measure it using a specially calibrated scale,” she explained.

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Despite never being diagnosed with a condition to explain her extraordinary milk production, Ms. Ogletree attributes her success to a strict routine: “I drank lots of water, stayed consistent with my pumping schedule, ate healthy, and worked hard at it because I loved knowing how many babies I was helping.”

Now, Ms. Ogletree is determined to raise awareness about benefits of breastmilk donation. She hopes that or women, like her, might not realize that y have ability to help or mors and ir babies in need. 

11:37 IST, November 10th 2024