US woman breaks own Guinness record, donates over 2,600 litres of breastmilk

Guinness World Record for breastfeeding or breastmilk donation reaches new heights with Alyssa Ogletree, Texas resident, supplying an astonishing 2,645.58 litres. Alyssa, has changed her own record for the largest individual breastmilk donation. She has become an inspiration for many who want to donate their breastmilk that would the deprived children in the society.

”I have a big heart, [but] at the end of the day, I’m not made 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 to a popular daily.

Alyssa, 36, held the Guinness World Record in 2014 with a donation of 1,569.79 litres, and has now surpassed her achievement, earning recognition from the esteemed organization for her incredible contribution.

A single litre of breastmilk can sustain 11 premature babies. Based on this calculation, she estimated that her donations to the organization have helped over 350,000 babies, according to the Mothers’ Milk Bank of North Texas.

Reacting to the news record, Allysa said, “I’ve helped over 350,000 babies, if the three per ounce is accurate. This record is for just under 89,000 ounces, but I also did around 37,000 to Tiny Treasures, and probably another couple hundred to close friends.”

It all began in 2010, when Alssya gave birth to her son Kyle, now 14, she began donating breast milk. She was producing an unusually large amount of milk. It was then a nurse suggested to donate the excess milk to the needy as many are deprived of breast milk. This sparked Ogletree’s passion for helping others through breastmilk donation, paving the way for her record-breaking contributions.

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

Alysa, has four children. She continued to pump after her babies stopped drinking milk from the bottle. “I pumped every 3 hours, even overnight, for 15-30 minutes. After pumping, I froze my milk until my freezer was full,” said Alssya. “Then I took the milk to the milk bank, they then measured the frozen milk on a specially calibrated scale,” she added.

Alssya, wants to spread the message of donating breastmilk. She feels if people come forward and contribute then they can be of immense help for those who stay deprived of breastmilk.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *