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Nessie the Milk Cow

So I was just musing for a minute today about pumping breast milk while in the NICU.  The NICU provides a number of freezers throughout the unit where mothers can store their pumped milk.  When I first arrived at the NICU I was introduced to the freezers and noticed that some shelves were packed full [...]

Breastfeeding – the Ups and Downs

This post is a continuation of Breastfeeding:  The Prerequisites.
After your preemie baby has learned how to latch on and has begun receiving nourishment from you, you may begin a period of short nursing sessions, teaching your baby the suck-swallow-breathe routine, wacky pumping schedules, and waiting for your baby to grow bigger and stronger. This [...]

Breastfeeding – the Prerequisites

First of all, if you’re planning to breastfeed your tiny preemie baby, you need to read Pumping: Your Greatest Commitment and OTs: My Very Best Friends. Pumping will be your life for some time, and the Occupational Therapists will be such a help to you. Never forget to call on them because they’re [...]

Q&A – When Can I Stop Pumping?

Question from Katie – We just had our first preemie in October.  She was born at 33 weeks.  I’ve had pre-term labor with all my babies (had lots of shots/pills to stop labor, etc).  All my other babies have been born at 37 weeks, but each pregnancy has gotten progressively more difficult, and the labor [...]