FREE Q&A with Dr. Adria Strable of VitalisMilk!

Welcome to Q & A with Dr. Adria Strable, of Vitalis and Erin Carroll-Manning, of Gentle Giraffes Newborn Care!

Join us on January, 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM for an insightful session with Dr. Strable where she will answer all your questions about Vitalis and donor milk. We will cover:

Modern Milk: Innovations in Infant Nourishment to Improve Safety, Access, and Health Outcomes

Focus Areas:

1. Why VitalisMilk Exists: The need for safe, accessible donor breast milk for all families — adoptive, surrogate, postpartum, rural, low supply, etc.

2. Science Behind Freeze-Drying: How nutrient preservation, safety testing, and portability are transforming access to donor milk; discussing safety of informal milk sharing (rates of contamination) and concerns about access.

3. Bridging the Gaps: Supporting families and/or working parents with convenient, shelf-stable options.

4. Solutions to the Struggles: Low supply, supplementing/fortifying to increase nutritional intake, support in the postpartum period (fatigue, mental load of choices, challenges and emotional stress of 'not enough' milk, feelings of guilt for losing supply or not continuing breastfeeding, overcoming times when breastfeeding isn't best for mom yet still being able to give your baby breastmilk, etc.)

5. Long term Nutrition and Decoding Baby's Needs: Nutrition shapes health, early microbiome, developing a strong immune system, brain development, gut-brain communication, emotional regulation, and sleep conditioning, etc. The science of milk and the language of your newborn, tips for holistic digestive support (for baby and mom)