Despite losing her own baby just three hours after giving birth, a Wisconsin mom made the selfless decision to pump her breast milk anyway and donate it to other moms and babies in need.
Sierra Strangfeld, of Nellisville, said she pumped for 63 days straight after her son Samuel, who was diagnosed with Trisomy 18, died.
“I couldn’t save Samuel’s life, but maybe I could save another baby’s life,” Strangfeld wrote on Facebook.
Strangfeld was about halfway through her pregnancy with her second baby when doctors discovered the rare diagnosis, according to GMA.
When doctors realized her baby wouldn’t survive much longer in utero, she had an emergency C-section.
A new father in Wisconsin became the first to “breastfeed” his daughter, thanks to a special nursing system, when his wife was unable to do so following the birth.
The doctors decided to deliver little Rosalia through a cesarean section.
It is no secret that C-section mothers must be given ample time to rest and recover from the major surgery they just went through.
Thus, the new mother, April, was taken to the intensive care unit in order to have a well-monitored recovery.
So, instead, registered nurse Cybil Martin-Dennehy asked Maxamillion to be the one to feed Rosalia, thanks to a supplemental nursing system the nurse created to help new mothers.
It uses a replica nipple shield, a feeding tube, a syringe and some formula.
A nurse helped guide new dad Max Neubauer through the process, allowing him to create a special bond with his new daughter, Rosalia.
Rosalia quickly latched on for her first meal, right below the heart with the word “Mom” tattooed on her father’s chest.
