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Loving baby Human breast milk, the ideal nutrition for babies, is a hot topic these days. As the awareness of the health benefits of human breast milk have become widely known and endorsed, mothers who cannot provide breast milk for their child are turning to the internet to purchase breast milk. Although breast milk purchased on-line is cheaper and easier to obtain than donated breast milk from a milk bank (approximately $1-$2 per ounce as compared to approximately  $3-$5 per ounce), obtaining milk from an unknown donor via the internet can be very risky. [Read More…]

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Supporting NICU Parents

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As a neonatal ICU nurse, I have seen my fair share of parents whose lives have been disrupted by an unexpected admission into the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). NICU admissions can occur for multiple reasons, the most commons being prematurity, respiratory complications, low blood sugar and infection. Assisting parents during this difficult time can be emotionally challenging as a healthcare professional. [Read More…]

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August is dedicated to the celebration of breastfeeding. What’s so special about breastfeeding that an entire month is dedicated to it? Let me give you the 411:

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Earlier this week I attended a great breastfeeding conference in Houston. Our speaker, Barbara Wilson-Clay, BSEd, IBCLC, discussed the various challenges that mom’s face when breastfeeding and what we, as healthcare professionals, can do to help promote and support breastfeeding.
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In celebration of Earth Day, we wanted to share some quick and easy ways that you, as a new or expecting parent, can positively impact this wonderful planet we call home.

It’s no surprise that our previous ways of life have propelled us into a state of global warming, limitation of resources and polluted waterways, soil and air. It’s time to band together and take action.

Here are some easy tips to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle: [Read More…]

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