Airline Allows Free Transport Of Mother's Milk From Leh, For Baby Undergoing Treatment In Delhi

The lockdown has made things thousand times more difficult, when it comes to dealing with urgent circumstances. But thanks to the goodness of some people, it's not always complicated and 31-year-old Jikmet Wangdu can vouch for this.

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For the past three weeks, Wangdu has been making trips to the IGI airport to collect his wife's milk being flown 1000 km From Leh.

The milk is for their 35-day-old baby undergoing treatment at Max Hospital in Delhi's Shalimar Bagh.

According to a TOI report, after the baby was born on June 16, the mother - Dorje Palmo - noticed that he was not able to suckle. Concerned about it, she rushed to the doctors in Leh who then consulted with pediatric experts in Delhi.

It was then discovered that the baby¡¯s oesophagus and trachea - or the windpipe and the food channel - were connected and required immediate surgery.

The baby 's uncle flew him to Delhi on June 18 and his father Wangdu, who works as a teacher in Mysuru, also reached the city. The hospital team arrived at the airport to pick up the baby for immediate treatment.

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According to the report, the family in Leh immediately made arrangements to transport the mother's milk to Wangdu through acquaintances. Wangdu told TOI that he had some friends working at Ladakh airport who helped them with the delivery.

Realizing the need to frequently deliver milk, the airlines stepped in and made the whole exchange free of cost!

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Doctors explained that mother's milk was important for the baby in order to get complete nutritional benefit, and that the powder supplement was not sufficient. The principal consultant (paediatrics) working at Max Hospital, Dr Harshwardhan, told TOI that, "The feeds come in a specific container made of thermocol and rexine. Once the baby has taken his mother¡¯s milk, the empty bottles are flown back to Leh."

For now, the infant is recovering and will be soon discharged and taken back to Leh. Wangdu shared that he was overwhelmed by the support given by his friends and hospital staff amid difficult times.

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