If the following apply:

• You have had a major illness in the last 12 months
• You have heart disease or high blood pressure
• You have had vaccinations or shots in the last 12 months
• You have had major surgery in the last 12 months
• You have taken certain medications in the past 1-3 years
• You take any medications (e.g. prenatal vitamins, thyroid) for longer than 2 weeks
• You have ever tested positive for tuberculosis
• You have a history of cancer
• You have had recent significant weight loss
• You drink caffeinated beverages or alcohol in moderation
• You received blood or blood products longer than 12 months ago
• You take any herbal preparation, teas or supplements for longer than 2 weeks

THEN you MIGHT STILL qualify as a breast milk donor

Contact the Helping Hands Milk Bank for more details

If the following apply:

• You have ever been infected with HIV
• You are diabetic requiring insulin injections
• You have ever received human pituitary growth hormone or a dura mater transplant
• You have a family history or increased risk for Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (Mad Cow disease)
• You have ever injected illegal drugs
• You have ever had intimate contact with anyone at risk for HIV, HTLV or infectious hepatitis
• You smoke, use any tobacco product, a nicotine patch or e-cigarette
• Your baby is breastfed and not gaining weight or growing as well as expected
• You have been in the UK for 3 months or more cumulatively from 1980 to 1996
• You have been in Europe for 5 years or more cumulatively from 1980 to present

THEN you DO NOT qualify as a breast milk donor