by Leigh Ann Torres | Sep 4, 2024 | NICU Babies Parent Support Podcast
Guest: KC Davis, Licensed Professional Counselor & Social Media Influencer In this episode, we chat about: How Davis’s background in counseling, as well as some of her own mental health struggles, inform what you shares on social media Davis explains her...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Aug 23, 2024 | Nutrition
August 25-31 marks Black Breastfeeding Week, a week established to raise awareness of the gaping racial disparity in breastfeeding rates. Recent CDC data show that 58.9% of black women have ever breastfed versus 75% of white women. Common breastfeeding challenges...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Aug 21, 2024 | NICU Babies Parent Support Podcast
Guest: Ryan Sheedy, Co-Founder, My Mijo Necessity is the mother, or in this case, the father of invention. Former exec turned entrepreneur and NICU dad, Ryan Sheedy helped co-found My Mejo, an online medical journal designed to help parents alleviate the stress of...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Aug 19, 2024 | NICU Heroes Podcast
Guest: Anna Swisher, IBCLC, Board-Certified Lactaction Consultant In this episode: Explain how skin-to-skin play can help establish breastfeeding in the NICU List three tools or products that may help a NICU baby breastfeed, or to increase a lactating parent’s milk...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Aug 7, 2024 | NICU Babies Parent Support Podcast
Guest: Dr. Jess Daigle, Physician & Postpartum Expert The NICU rollercoaster of emotions is real. NICU mom, pediatrician, hospitalist and postpartum expert Dr. Jess Daigle speaks from experience when she shares how to put in better boundaries, understand your baby...
