by Leigh Ann Torres | Aug 8, 2022 | 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...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Aug 1, 2022 | 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 1, 2022 | Life after the NICU, NICU Life, Nutrition
UPDATED AUGUST 2022 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 25, 2021 | 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 Jessie Threlkeld | Aug 17, 2020 | NICU Life, Nutrition
Photo by: Jessie Threlkeld When my daughter was born eight weeks early, it was such a shock and surprise for my husband and me. I had always envisioned having a calm, peaceful birth and directly being able to breastfeed our daughter. That wasn’t our story. Bree was...
