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- It is CRUCIAL to use a double electric pump while your baby is in the NICU. It is much more difficult to increase and maintain your supply without having a newborn who is actively breastfeeding, so trust me, you'll need all the help you can get!
- Try to relax as much as possilbe when you pump. This is obviously hard to do, since having a baby in the NICU is inherently stressful, but just remind yourself that this is one of the best things you can do to benefit your baby while they are growing strong in the hospital. Some people like to think of their baby while they pump, but I found that it is sometimes just as good to take your mind off the stress of the entire situation by listening to music or watching a favorite tv show.
- The NICU's Lactation Consultant worked with me to help increase my milk supply, and she explained to me a helpful method of doing so called "Power Pumping." Basically you pick one 1 hour block of time during the day, and during that time, you would pump for ten minutes, and then rest for ten minutes. I always chose to do this after I got home at night before I started getting ready for bed. The short bursts of pumping will help to stimulate your supply... I found it to be very helpful!

And also, I know the adjust ages are used to compare our preemies to full term babies, but sometimes it just takes a little bit extra time for the our guys to get going and "catch up". My son was always a smidge behind on milestones even according to his adjusted age, but at 18 months, he is pretty much caught up with his peers at this point. Continue to be vigilent... it is a good idea to ask your ped and get these things checked out... but try not to get overly anxious and worried. HTH!View Thread


You are probably very busy with two little men on your hands... I hope they are doing well (sounds like they are)! So yeah, just thought I would say hi
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2. Are you the mom, the dad, the grandparent, or someone else? I'm the mommy!
3. Does a parent stay home with your child/children or do they go to daycare? DH and I switch off shifts during the day to take care of DS. DH works from about 4-8am. When he gets home, I head to work. It is exhausting, but it worked. I think we are going to try and do daycare soon, but til then...
4. Was parenthood exactly what you thought it would be? I don't think I had many expections going into it, so no!
5. Do you want more children? Maybe, but not anytime soon!View Thread


2. Birth weight/length? 5lbs 2oz, 18 1/2 inches
3. How long were you in the NICU, if at all? 3 weeks
4. Why was he/she born early? I had PROM... I was sick all day, and my water just ended up breaking that night! Other than that, I had a totally uneventful pregnancy.
5. How big is your LO now? He is 13 1/2 months now. I am not sure of his exact measurements now, but at his 12 month appt he was 22lbs 6oz and 32 inches tall... he is my little stringbean!
6. Newest accomplishment? He's just recently learned to give us kisses! He is also starting to make some progress with his shape sorter. He will sometimes try to put the shape in the wrong slot, but if you point to the right hole the shape is supposed to go in, he can usually manuver around the shape to get it in!View Thread

Is it hard to read because your board/conversations move too fast?
-No, not at all. I think that conversations are actually moving more slowly with the new format.
Is it because the What's Happening Now feed only shows what's new?
-No, this was same with the old board, so I don't think that is the problem either.
Is it because you can only see 15 posts at a time on the What's Happening Now page?
-Yes! You don't see as many new posts and you need to scroll alot to see all of the front page posts.
Is the page too cluttered?
Sort of. I don't think the problem is with the amount of content so much as the layout of the content. None of the separate sections (e.g., Helpful Tips, Popular Discussions, etc.) are deliniated by borders or colors so they all just tend to blob together on the white background. I have actually clicked on the wrong links a few times because it is so hard to see when one section ends and another begins. I also personally am not a fan of having bits of the post conversation show up under the title on the front page... it takes up too much room, and if I like the title, I will just click on the link anyway.
One other dislike is that the most recent poster's name shows up under the post title on the main page. I find that this makes it more difficult to track posts that you may want to follow. I don't think it would be bad to include the name of the last poster, but I think the name of the original poster should also be included for consistency. HTH!View Thread

The article you posted is very technical in nature, and is probably geared towards physicians or other medical professional. I found this article, which may be more useful:http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/lungs/bpd.html #
I hope that helps. I don't really have any experience with BPD, but hopefully someone else on this board can help. Best wishes and prayers for your LO.View Thread
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