See newborns’ breast crawl,Triplets holding hands, and baby wearing videos
Hey, today I was searching for a kangaroo care video I saw last year, and find more goodies to share. Especially because many of my students come from the Ayurvedic world first before the mother and baby care world – I’m sure you will enjoy! I so wish I had done this with my children, and received it myself of course. Fortunate and grateful I am my mother was at home with us, and nursed us some.
BREAST CRAWL
Unicef sponsors an international policy to support baby’s first minutes/hour after birth by naturally finding the breast to nurse. Bottle fed or breast later on, the benefits of colostrum are essential for life immune and gut health. Watch a baby find the nipple and self latch within a few minutes, in this video. Watch his awareness and focus change when he sees the nipple. Babies born under sedation or early cord cutting may need more help.
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Here is another of several videos on topic. You can see how conscious these babies are as they see the dark aerola and begin to figure out how to move to it. So beautiful! People think babies are not conscious? To see this one begin to figure out his mouth, to know that is what he needs to open wide, and to assess his body and relation to what he knows he needs to do …
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KANGAROO CARE IN HOSPITALS TEACH US ALL
A very dear interview of Sunnybrook hospital staff by a little girl about when she was less than 1 pound herself. Simple from the heart, and clear. There are many online videos on topic, but this is just so sweet 😉 – watch through to the end! She was worn by mama and papa many hours a day.
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This hospital does very simple kangaroo care – not fancy props. At least an hour a day is advised here.
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In this Kenyan hospital with shortage of incubators see many different fabrics/ways to kangaroo their babies. Interesting discussion, good education, mamas wear their babies for hours.
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Here is the one I was looking for, updated with discussion up front. The mums and dads as well as babies are so worth watching as well as listening to in this 21 minute video. Translated subtitles, from the Institute of Neonatology, Belgrade, Serbia.
Watch for the mutual comfort the twins and triplets – newborn, give each other. Take note of the kangaroo care wraps the hospital provides – they do a zip up or velcro. I want to see these in the stores.
And how they bathe a newborn premie the first time, starting wrapped.
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This TED Talk shows another lovely, successful in third world villages low cost and low technology solution to keeping leeeetle premies warm – for many hours safely. Most parents are not willing or perhaps even able after a difficult birth, to do kangaroo for 4-6 hours on end, though with the leeeetles it is so needed.
It will be good to see more of is this technology combined with kangaroo care. Created by a team of Stanford students who gave up their studies to move to India for 2-3 years to develop, test and successfully launch this Embrace Global solution!
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WEARING BABY IN A SLING
Great for kangaroo care! Do it bare chested, and baby in diaper only. There are many clips of the variations of using slings with babies on youtube.
Here’s one on how to Moby-wrap your newborn from a 3 weeks postpartum mama – I extend her gratitudes! . SIMPLE clear instructions. I’ve seen it done and done it myself but couldn’t remember well till I saw this.
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Ring slings – cradle and burp carry positions/management