PURELY YOURS ULTRA™ BREAST PUMP WITH CUSTOMFIT™ FLANGES A Custom Approach – Because Every Mom is Unique Ameda knows moms respond differently to different pumping patterns. Purely Yours … [Read more...]
How Much Breast Milk Should I Pump Per Day?
Posted to NICU: May 24, 2010
How much breast milk should I pump per day? This is an extraordinarily common question many mothers ask, especially first-time moms new to breastfeeding. The motherly instinct to provide the best … [Read more...]
Labeling and Storing Breast Milk in the NICU
Posted to NICU: May 22, 2010
Every NICU will have unique policies in regards to labeling and storing breast milk. Because of this, it is important for a mother to ask the baby's NICU nurse what should specifically be done in … [Read more...]
Importance of Collecting Breast Milk
Posted to NICU: May 20, 2010
When a premature infant is born, they are usually not ready to breastfeed immediately after birth. In fact, it may be days, weeks, or months before the baby is ready to breastfeed, depending on how … [Read more...]
Renting a Breast Pump
Posted to NICU: May 18, 2010
Renting a breast pump is a very important part of expressing milk for a baby. Mothers with a preterm infant will often find themselves unable to breastfeed, due to their baby's prematurity. … [Read more...]
Breastfeeding After the NICU
Posted to NICU: April 28, 2010
Breastfeeding a premature baby at home, after it has been in the NICU, will often be very similar to how it was in the hospital. Many parents come home with the expectations that breastfeeding will … [Read more...]
Breastfeeding Benefits for Mothers
Posted to NICU: April 26, 2010
Mothers deciding to breastfeed have a very positive list of breastfeeding benefits, not only for their baby, but for themselves as well. Whether a mother's infant is in the NICU or at home, … [Read more...]
Top 5 Breastfeeding Forums
Posted to NICU: November 9, 2009
Top 5 Breastfeeding Forums Breastfeeding is on of the best ways to supplement and protect your baby. It provides vitamins and nutrients, as well as antibodies that forumla cannot duplicate. … [Read more...]
Breastfeeding and Mastitis
Posted to NICU: November 7, 2009
Mastitis and Breastfeeding Mastitis is an infection of the breasts most commonly found in breastfeeding mothers. A breastfeeding mom with mastitis may feel like she has come down with the flu, as … [Read more...]
Let Down Reflex – Breastfeeding Tips
Posted to NICU: November 3, 2009
Let Down Reflex - Breastfeeding Tips A mother's let down reflex simply refers to the process in which breast milk enters the milk ducts and nipple for a baby to breastfeed. If you have ever heard a … [Read more...]
Breastfeeding and H1N1 Swine Flu
Posted to NICU: October 31, 2009
Breastfeeding and H1N1 Swine Flu There is a common concern regarding breastfeeding if a mother or baby has H1N1 swine flu. Should I breastfeed my baby if I have swine flu? Should I continue … [Read more...]
Breastfeeding Common Questions
Posted to NICU: October 16, 2009
Breastfeeding can pose many questions for parents, so here is a small collection of some of the most often asked breastfeeding concerns. How do I treat sore, blistered, or bleeding nipples? Try … [Read more...]
Infant Breastfeeding Benefits in the NICU
Posted to NICU: October 15, 2009
Infant breastfeeding provides for the optimal amount of nutrition for any newborn infant, especially in the NICU. Breast milk is packed with proteins, fats, and vitamins that are crucial, not only … [Read more...]
