Serena Williams donates her extra ‘Super Soldier’ breast milk to women and babies in need during trip to New York – four months after tennis legend welcomed second daughter Adira
- Williams and husband Alexis Ohanian welcomed their second daughter Adira in August
- Earlier this month, Williams revealed she used breast milk to heal sensitive skin
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After tennis legend Serena Williams noticed she had extra breast milk during a trip to New York, she decided to donate it to mothers and babies in need.
Williams, 42, shared the story about her Instagram bill on Wednesday. She showed off a refrigerator where the milk was kept, with a caption talking about how satisfied she felt after the act.
“On a recent trip to New York, I had leftover breast milk,” Williams wrote. 'After a screening, I was able to donate the milk instead of taking the milk home.
“I know so many wonderful women who are adopting or failing to make milk. It felt great. Besides, someone out there is getting some super soldier milk.”
The 23-time Grand Slam winner is the mother of two children with her husband Alexis Ohanian. Their first daughter, Alexis Olympia, was born in September 2017. Five years later, the family expanded with the birth of their second daughter Adira in August.
Serena Williams donated her breast milk to mothers in need after a recent trip to New York
Williams expressed her joy at donating her “super soldier” breast milk to those in need
Earlier this month, Williams revealed that she used breast milk to help her sensitive skin
“I'm really excited to donate some breast milk I have left from my trip in New York to people who really need it,” Williams says in the video. “It will be anonymous, but super excited to help in some way.”
This is the second time in the past month that Williams and her breast milk have made headlines.
On December 5, Williams shared a video of herself using breast milk under her eyes to help with sunburn.
“It works for my kid, as they say, 'put breast milk on everything' and I had a lot of extras,” Williams said in the clip. “I'm going to try it under my eye for a week or so and see how it goes.”
After a week of using the alternative drug, Williams revealed it was effective.
“Okay, is this totally weird???” Williams wrote in the caption. “I have to say that after a week of using MY breast milk under my eye, it worked!”