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 2, 2024 | NICU Life, Nutrition
Breastfeeding can be challenging under the best of circumstances, but when your baby is in the NICU, a whole new set of challenges presents itself. Every family’s feeding journey looks different. Feeding your baby may not look the way you imagined it, but feeding...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Aug 18, 2023 | Life after the NICU, NICU Life, Nutrition
UPDATED AUGUST 2023 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...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Aug 18, 2023 | Medical Info & Resources, NICU Life
Human donor milk can be a life-saver for NICU babies. in partnership with Mothers’ Milk Bank Austin Many NICU moms have had to rely on human donor milk for their babies in the NICU, for a variety of reasons. Those who donate milk give an incredible gift to those...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Aug 7, 2023 | NICU Life
Breastfeeding in the NICU possesses a unique set of challenges for both mom and baby. No matter if a NICU mom chooses to feed her baby by breast (when ready) or continue to pump, providing adequate lactation support is a key element of breastfeeding success. We...
