A prominent mom in Thailand drew flack online from doctors and experts after she started donating her own breast milk to others.
The socialite Passavee "Numwan" Payacaboot is giving her own breast milk to other mothers.
"We have been giving away milk to mothers who don't have enough to feed their own babies," Passavee told Gossipstar. Netizens praised Passavee for her generosity, more mothers lined up for her milk.
In an interview with local media, Passavee revealed that she decided to help moms with lactation problems as she naturally produces a lot of milk.However, this generosity was slam
It is reportedly normal for a new mom to produce up to 900 mililiters (3.8 cups) of breast milk daily. What she did in order to preserve is, she keeps her excess milk in sealed bags and placed it in 15 refrigerators.
"I understand what it's like to be a mother without natural breast milk," she said.
The generous mother had spent about Bt1 million ($42,000) on her donation campaign, including buying storage bags and about 15 freezers. Passavee's milk bank, called Filoga Clinic, has attracted a significant numbers of new mothers who need her milk. However, the growing popularity of Passavee's campaign has prompted several doctors to comment and warned moms before accepting the breast milk.
"Breast milk is like blood or an organ. It can transmit germs and diseases, which is why it needs to be screened before donation.It is really strange that we Thai people eulogise a mother who pumps her own milk and gives it away to other mothers. This shows that society is not medically literate," Professor Yong Poovorawan, paediatric hepatology professor at Chulalongkorn University Faculty of Medicine posted on his facebook page.
In response to the growing criticism online, Her celebrity husband, Navin "Tar" Yavapolkul, expressed the issue in his Instagram saying he and his wife would not stop giving breast milk and would even invite other mothers to join their campaign.
"We are planning to collect milk from other mothers. We will match those in need with those with a milk excess. if the medical government agency wants to offer support, we are really pleased," he wrote.
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