Supplemental Nursing System
Colostrum Harvesting or Antenatal Hand Expressing is collecting your colostrum before your baby arrives.
Colostrum is the first milk your body makes for your baby, it’s packed full of calories, antibodies & growth factors.
Antenatal Colostrum Harvesting
Colostrum Harvesting or Antenatal Hand Expressing is collecting your colostrum before your baby arrives.
Colostrum is the first milk your body makes for your baby, it’s packed full of calories, antibodies & growth factors.
Feeding with a tongue tie
What is a tongue tie?
A tongue tie, also known as ankylogossia is where the small strip of tissue known as the lingual frenulum, which connects the tongue to the floor of mouth, is too short, too tight or too close to the gum ridge.
When this occurs, it can impact on tongue movement, which in turn can impact on the feeding process.
There are two types of tongue tie, anterior and posterior
Elevated side lying bottle feeding
Elevated side lying is a bottle-feeding position that’s being used more and more for preterm babies and infants who have feeding difficulties In this blog post I’ll tell you why I like it for all new born babies. I’ve put together a visual step by step guide for you so go ahead and give it a try…