Holly Gibbs

Welcome. We start with a mother who's helped thousands of premature babies by donating her excess breast milk over the past decade and a half. Elise Ogletree, who's 36 and from Texas in the United States, set a new Guinness World Record by giving more than 2,000 litres to what are known as milk banks, charities which provide breast milk for babies whose mothers can't produce enough themselves.

The milk is frozen and pasteurised, and much of it goes to sick or premature babies in neonatal intensive care units, or NICUs, who badly need the protections from infection and disease that only come from human breast milk. Alice is a mother of three who's also been a surrogate.

The milk is frozen and pasteurised, and much of it goes to sick or premature babies in neonatal intensive care units, or NICUs, who badly need the protections from infection and disease that only come from human breast milk. Alice is a mother of three who's also been a surrogate.

The milk is frozen and pasteurised, and much of it goes to sick or premature babies in neonatal intensive care units, or NICUs, who badly need the protections from infection and disease that only come from human breast milk. Alice is a mother of three who's also been a surrogate.

The Happy Pod's Holly Gibbs spoke to Alice and Amy Trotter from the charity Texas Milk Bank, which received some of the breast milk. And she started by asking Alice why she decided to donate in this unusual way.

The Happy Pod's Holly Gibbs spoke to Alice and Amy Trotter from the charity Texas Milk Bank, which received some of the breast milk. And she started by asking Alice why she decided to donate in this unusual way.

The Happy Pod's Holly Gibbs spoke to Alice and Amy Trotter from the charity Texas Milk Bank, which received some of the breast milk. And she started by asking Alice why she decided to donate in this unusual way.

To produce that much milk, it must have been incredibly hard for you and your body and incredibly tiring. How did you help yourself through that?

To produce that much milk, it must have been incredibly hard for you and your body and incredibly tiring. How did you help yourself through that?

To produce that much milk, it must have been incredibly hard for you and your body and incredibly tiring. How did you help yourself through that?

As you say, you have helped hundreds of thousands of premature babies. How does that feel?

As you say, you have helped hundreds of thousands of premature babies. How does that feel?

As you say, you have helped hundreds of thousands of premature babies. How does that feel?

And Amy, I wonder if I could bring you in here. How much of an impact has Elise's donation had?

And Amy, I wonder if I could bring you in here. How much of an impact has Elise's donation had?

And Amy, I wonder if I could bring you in here. How much of an impact has Elise's donation had?

Have either of you heard any feedback from any families that have received donated breast milk and how it's helped their family?

Have either of you heard any feedback from any families that have received donated breast milk and how it's helped their family?

Have either of you heard any feedback from any families that have received donated breast milk and how it's helped their family?

Elise, for all the people listening who might find themselves in a similar situation to you that they are overproducing, how did you donate breast milk?