by Guest Blogger | Aug 29, 2019 | NICU Life, Nutrition
How one mom found feeding success in the NICU after her baby was born with a rare condition. by Faith Wilson Photo courtesy Faith Wilson My son Calvin was born at 32 weeks gestation via C-section after he went into distress and stopped moving. His delivery was further...
by Guest Blogger | Aug 22, 2019 | NICU Life, Nutrition
by Marguerite Kelly, IBCLC, RLC, in collaboration with Texas WIC Pediatricians and lactation consultants agree human milk is the best nutrition for babies. For the NICU baby, it can be a life-saving medicine. The anti-inflammatory properties of breast milk play a big...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Aug 5, 2019 | NICU Life, Nutrition
Premature infants need breast milk more than most. But because most babies aren’t developmentally ready to nurse until they are 34-35 weeks gestation, they rely on pumped breast milk for their nutrition and delivery of these vital nutrients. We consulted the experts...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Aug 28, 2018 | Life after the NICU, NICU Life, Nutrition, 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 75% of white women have ever breastfed versus 58.9% of black women. Common breastfeeding challenges...
by Ali Dunn | Aug 23, 2018 | Life after the NICU, NICU Life, Nutrition, Nutrition
I am all for breastfeeding. I am amazed by the life-saving power of breast milk, that I have witnessed first hand. I know that breast milk is both nutrition and medicine especially for the tiniest of babies. I understand why it is referred to as liquid gold. And yet...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Aug 2, 2018 | Life after the NICU, NICU Life, Nutrition, Nutrition
The month of August marks Breastfeeding Awareness Month, a campaign funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services which hopes to empower women to commit to breastfeeding. Breast milk is especially important for premature and medically-fragile infants....
