Posts: Nutrition

Black Breastfeeding Week: August 25-31

by Leigh Ann Torres | Aug 28, 2018 | Life after the NICU, NICU Life, Nutrition, Nutrition

August 25-31 marks the 6th annual 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...

Exclusive Pumping: A Different Perspective on Breastfeeding

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...

August is Breastfeeding Awareness Month

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....

Free Resource: NICU Nurturing and Nutrition

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...

Preemie Nutrition: Increasing Your Milk Supply

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...

4 Lessons on Breastfeeding in the NICU

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...

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