Serena Williams donates breast milk in heartwarming gesture
Tennis legend Serena Williams has generously donated her breast milk to mums who cannot produce their own.
The mum of two, who welcomed her second child Adira, in August 2023, decided to donate her leftover breast milk during a recent trip to New York. She shared a video on Instagram showing packets of her breast milk in a fridge, with a caption saying: "On a recent trip to NY I had leftover breast milk.
"After going through a screening I was able to donate it instead of taking the milk home. I know so many amazing women that adopt or are unable to make milk. It felt amazing. BTW Someone out there is getting some super soldier milk." In the clip, Serena said she was "really excited" and "super excited to just help in some way."
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Earlier this month, the former World No. 1 revealed an unusual benefit of her breast milk - it cured her sunburn. She shared this unique skincare tip with her 1.6 million TikTok followers, explaining: "I have sensitive skin, so I was in the sun... long story," she said. "Anyway, I'm trying some breast milk.
"It works for my kid, like they say, put breast milk on everything, and I have a lot of extra. So I'm gonna try it for a week or so under my eye and see how it goes." She added: "I mean, it already feels better because, like, it hurts. I'll let you guys know how it goes." Williams gave birth to Adira six years after welcoming Olympia into the world.
She famously won the 2017 Australian Open while pregnant with her firstborn, and almost lost her life while giving birth. But this past summer Williams seemed to have a smoother time while bringing Adira into the world, and at the time she posted a video to TikTok that showed the tennis icon holding her newborn baby while sitting next to her husband Alexis and eldest daughter.
Announcing the exciting news, Alexis wrote on X: "Welcome, Adira River Ohanian. I'm grateful to report our house is teaming with love: a happy and healthy newborn girl and a happy and healthy mama. Feeling grateful. @serenawilliams you've now given me another incomparable gift - you're the GMOAT. Thanks to all the amazing medical staff who took care of my wife and our daughter.
Williams showed the packets of breast milk in the fridge that she is going to give away in an Instagram video (Instagram/@serenawilliams)"I'll never forget the moment I introduced @olympiaohanian to her baby sister. 'Your peace would have been like a river, your well-being like the waves of the sea.'" While Serena continues to experience motherhood, sister Venus Williams is gearing up to return to the tennis court in 2024. Despite playing limited matches in recent years due to injury, the seven-time major winner still has a burning passion for the sport.
At 43, Venus is in the twilight of her career but she plans to continue playing next season. She won't be participating in the Australian Open in January 2024, but she's eyeing the US events of Indian Wells and the Miami Open in March for her comeback.
"I am targeting March, that's when the tournaments go back to the States, so my goal is to be up and running when tournaments come back to the US," she said. "I tried my best to recover for the US Open. I did not reach my form so now I am just resting until I get back."
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