by Leigh Ann Torres | Aug 14, 2017 | News, NICU Life, Nutrition
This month Hand to Hold is proud to release a comprehensive FREE resource to the NICU community, courtesy of Prolacta Bioscience®. Our latest free resource, NICU Nurturing and Nutrition, was developed for parents currently in the NICU who may have questions about how...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Aug 7, 2017 | Medical Info & Resources, NICU Life, Nutrition, Professional Insight
It is not uncommon for moms of preemies to face challenges with milk production while their baby is in the NICU. The overwhelming amount of information give each day, coupled with the pressure to produce milk for baby can be stressful. Kay Needles, an internationally...
by Shanna Thompson | Aug 3, 2017 | NICU Life, Nutrition
Breastfeeding in the NICU is a daunting task, but it can also be an amazing achievement. When we entered the NICU at 27 weeks and 6 days, I knew there was very little I could do to care for our newborn. Yet, there was one thing I knew could do more than any doctor or...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Mar 23, 2017 | Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources, NICU Life, Nutrition, Nutrition
by Anne Boon, MS, CCC-SLP After being intubated with a breathing tube for so many months Bryce’s ‘suck muscles’ were weak and trying to feed from the bottle took so much energy that he would tire out before filling his belly. We supplemented tube feedings by way of an...
