NICU Blog
Breastfeeding
Feeding your baby is probably the first – and one of the strongest – maternal instincts there is, and if you thought about your deliveryroom experience, you may have imagined breastfeeding your baby in the first few minutes after birth. Or you may not have thought about breastfeeding – or you have decided to feed your baby with infant formula. But now your baby is in the NICU, and you have been asked – and possibly encouraged – to provide breastmilk for your baby. Whether you are a committed breastfeeder, or just thinking about it, here’s what you need to know.
Breastfeeding
Feeding your baby is probably the first – and one of the strongest – maternal instincts there is, and if you thought about your deliveryroom experience, you may have imagined breastfeeding your baby in the first few minutes after birth. Or you may not have thought about breastfeeding – or you have decided to feed your baby with infant formula. But now your baby is in the NICU, and you have been asked – and possibly encouraged – to provide breastmilk for your baby. Whether you are a committed breastfeeder, or just thinking about it, here’s what you need to know.
NICU Dads
The birth of your baby was supposed to be such a happy time. The pregnancy may not have been the easiest – for either of you – but you did your best to be understanding and supportive because you knew it would all be worth it in the end. And then something went all wrong! There were all these people in the room, and everything was happening so fast. Nothing was the way you had imagined it would be. Somebody you didn’t know asked if you wanted to come over to see your baby, and they started telling you things that you didn’t understand. And then someone said they were taking your baby to the NICU and did you want to come? Of course you want to go with your baby – something’s wrong and you have to stay with him/her! But you can’t leave your wife either. She needs you at her side. What were you supposed to do?
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NICU Blog
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- World Prematurity Day, November 17th 2015
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- Resources for Parents who Have Little Angels
- Resources for NICU Information
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- Breastfeeding
- NICU Dads
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