Elisabeth Anderson Sierra

Anderson Sierra is a resident of Aloha, Oregon.{{Cite web |date=May 19, 2023 |title=I make 1.5 gallons of breast milk a day. This is what it's like to have hyperlactation syndrome |url=https://news.yahoo.com/1-5-gallons-breast-milk-154048090.html |access-date=August 4, 2023 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-US}} She is married to David Sierra, and together they have two daughters and a son.{{Cite web |date=July 14, 2023 |title=Super mom feeds thousands of premature babies with record breastmilk donation |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2023/7/super-mom-feeds-thousands-of-premature-babies-with-record-breastmilk-donation-755227 |access-date=July 16, 2023 |website=Guinness World Records |language=en-gb}} She has a medical condition called hyperlactation syndrome characterized by excessive breast milk production, which leads to milk overflow.{{Cite web |date=July 15, 2023 |title=This woman holds world record for largest donation of breast milk, fed thousands of premature babies |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-globally/woman-holds-world-record-largest-donation-of-breast-milk-premature-babies-8839399/ |access-date=July 16, 2023 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}} Anderson Sierra has been actively involved in donating breast milk to both local families and recipients worldwide. {{As of|2023|July}}, her estimated total donation of breast milk amounts to over {{Convert|350,000|USoz|L|abbr=off|sp=us}}.{{Cite web |last=Ridley |first=Jane |title=I have the Guinness World Record for donating the most breast milk — 800 2-liter bottles worth. |url=https://www.insider.com/woman-guinness-world-record-breast-milk-donation-2023-7 |access-date=August 3, 2023 |website=Insider |language=en-US}} She has received multiple nicknames, including "the milk goddess", "super producer", and "pumping queen."{{Cite web |date=July 27, 2017 |title=This mom donates hundreds of gallons of breastmilk for babies in need |url=https://www.today.com/parents/mom-donates-breastmilk-gallon-help-babies-need-t114252 |access-date=July 16, 2023 |website=TODAY.com |language=en}}

In 2014, Sierra was diagnosed with hyperlactation syndrome,{{Cite web |last=Weinberg |first=Sarah |date=August 1, 2017 |title=Hyper-Lactating Mom Donates 600 Gallons Of Breast Milk To Kids In Need |url=https://www.delish.com/food/a54646/hyper-lactating-mom-donates-600-gallons-of-breast-milk-to-kids-in-need/ |access-date=December 10, 2019 |website=Delish |language=en-US}} a medical condition characterized by an excessive production of breast milk.{{Cite web |title=Oversupply of Breast Milk: Causes, Signs and Treatment |url=https://parenting.firstcry.com/articles/hyperlactation-causessigns-and-treatment/ |access-date=July 16, 2023 |website=parenting.firstcry.com}} Approximately midway through her initial pregnancy, she found herself producing a substantial amount of breast milk, approximately {{Convert|20|USoz|L|abbr=off|sp=us}} per day.{{Cite web |date=May 19, 2023 |title=I make 1.5 gallons of breast milk a day. This is what it's like to have hyperlactation syndrome |url=https://www.today.com/parents/essay/oversupply-breast-milk-hyperlactation-syndrome-rcna85093 |access-date=July 19, 2023 |website=TODAY.com |language=en}} During her prenatal appointments, she communicated her milk volume in ounces while her midwife and doctor mistakenly understood it to be in milliliters. In truth, she was producing more milk than 45 milliliters, which is considered normal during pregnancy.{{Cite web |title=Parenting, Baby Names, Celebrities, and Royal News {{!}} CafeMom.com |url=https://cafemom.com/parenting/mom-hyperlactation-donates-breastmilk |access-date=July 17, 2023 |website=cafemom.com}}

As a result of this syndrome, Sierra produces approximately {{Convert|225|USoz|L}} of breast milk per day,{{Cite web |date=July 28, 2017 |title='Wet nurse' mum donates 600 gallons of breast milk |url=https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/lifestyle/wet-nurse-mum-donates-600-gallons-breast-milk/28/07/ |access-date=December 10, 2019 |website=The London Economic |language=en-GB}} which is nearly 8 to 10 times the amount produced by an average mother.{{Cite web |date=August 1, 2017 |title=Woman produces too much breast milk, donates excess |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/viral-and-trending/010817/woman-produces-too-much-breast-milk-donates-excess.html |access-date=December 10, 2019 |website=Deccan Chronicle |language=en}} Not wanting this surplus to go to waste, she donates her extra breast milk.{{Cite web |date=July 27, 2017 |title=This mom donates hundreds of gallons of breastmilk for babies in need |url=https://www.today.com/parents/mom-donates-breastmilk-gallon-help-babies-need-t114252 |access-date=December 10, 2019 |website=TODAY.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Parikh |first=Himali |date=March 29, 2018 |title=The milk goddess: Elisabeth Anderson Sierra |url=https://www.momabc.net/the-milk-goddess/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106172326/http://www.momabc.net:80/the-milk-goddess/ |archive-date=November 6, 2018 |access-date= |website=MomABC}}

Sierra has been collaborating with a breast pump company to make breastfeeding easier for nursing moms. She works as a certified lactation counselor and as the director of lactation services at a breast pump company named BabyBuddha.{{Cite web |title=Elisabeth Anderson-Sierra, Author at Motherly |url=https://www.mother.ly/author/elisabeth-anderson-sierra-2/ |access-date=August 3, 2023 |website=Motherly |language=en}}

Milk sharing is the act of donating breast milk, either packaged or by directly breastfeeding a recipient's infant.{{Cite news |last=Pearson |first=Catherine |date=May 20, 2022 |title=What Parents Need to Know About Sharing Breast Milk |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/well/family/breast-milk-sharing-formula-shortage.html |access-date=July 17, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite journal |last1=Palmquist |first1=Aunchalee E. L. |last2=Doehler |first2=Kirsten |date=November 26, 2015 |title=Human milk sharing practices in the U.S. |journal=Maternal & Child Nutrition |volume=12 |issue=2 |pages=278–290 |doi=10.1111/mcn.12221 |issn=1740-8695 |pmc=5063162 |pmid=26607304}} This can supplement or replace infant formula or the infant's mother's milk if either is unavailable or unsuitable.

In 2023, Sierra achieved the world record for the largest individual breast milk donation by donating {{Convert|1,599.68|L|U.S.oz|abbr=off|order=flip}} to a human milk bank during the period from February 20, 2015, to June 20, 2018. She has donated more than {{Convert|10350|L|U.S.oz|abbr=off|order=flip}} of breast milk to local families and recipients globally since 2014.

Sierra said that she hopes to surpass her current record and hopes that by disseminating her personal narrative, the act of sharing milk will become normalized.{{Cite web |date=July 16, 2023 |title=Mother of two saves thousands with record-breaking breast milk donation |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/mother-of-two-saves-thousands-with-record-breaking-breast-milk-donation-101689472956457.html |access-date=July 17, 2023 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}

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