So, I'm in the process of donating to mother's milk bank at austin, but have had trouble finding time to get out of the house to get the blood work done, especially because the first two times I tried the lab turned me away saying I needed to bring the blood vials with me (?!) although MMBA says this isn't true and wants me to contact the lab's corporate headquarters (haven't done that yet).

ANYWAYS they are guilt tripping the crap out of me for not finishing the process yet. I really don't respond well to that typically so part of me just wants to give up and give it to some local mom (when I told my contact that, she said "well, if you know of anyone who would like to give milk to babies who need it to survive, have her contact us.") but I have literally 1000s of ounces, its such a waste to not give it away.

This is the email I got today...

"First, I want to tell you how much we here at the Milk Bank appreciate how far you have come in the donor screening process. We are so much closer to making sure that you are able to share your life-saving milk with our tiny recipients who will thrive and grow from it.
Did you know that one ounce of milk is the equivalent of 3 meals for a baby that has been born premature?
Right now, I have a file drawer full of potential donors, just like you. Potential donors that have turned in their paperwork and whose doctors have signed the forms. Now all we are waiting on is blood test results so that we can approve you and your milk and dispense that life-saving gift to the babies that need it! Right now, I have 29 file folders that are waiting on blood tests (including yours). That means that there are at least 2,900 ounces of milk waiting to be approved. And if 2900 ounces of milk are waiting to be approved, that means that once those potential donors are approved after a blood test, there will be at least 8,700 meals available for our tiny and fragile recipients.
Please help to make sure at least 300 meals (100 ounces) are made available to our tiny recipients by going in for your blood test soon."

Can you guys just tell me to get over myself and find a lab to do the bloodwork?