Comments on: Kangaroo Care Eases Preemie Pain http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/kangaroo-care-eases-preemie-pain/ Healthy Living at Home Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:07:33 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Kristie http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/kangaroo-care-eases-preemie-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-21357 Kristie Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:51:10 +0000 http://www.nicu101.com/?p=159#comment-21357 Julia- Thanks so much for sharing your experiences with kangaroo care. It's an amazing bonding and comforting experience for both mom and baby! -Kristie Julia-

Thanks so much for sharing your experiences with kangaroo care. It’s an amazing bonding and comforting experience for both mom and baby!

-Kristie

]]> By: JuliaS http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/kangaroo-care-eases-preemie-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-21356 JuliaS Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:56:38 +0000 http://www.nicu101.com/?p=159#comment-21356 I am a huge advocate of kangaroo care. I have given birth to two preterm infants - one at 33 weeks and another at 36 weeks. Both had lung issues (the 33 weeker has some other issues as well) Once my 33 week old daughter was stable enough, we did Kangaroo Care. On her monitors you could see a marked improvement - her respiration would even out, her heart rate would normalize, her O2 levels stayed steady and she just seemed calmer and less irritable over all. I asked constantly to do kangaroo care with my 36 weeker (he was born 3.5 years later) and was unable to do so for a full week. In that time I noticed how much more irritable and fussy he was compared to my previous preemie. I knew he needed to "feel" me - felt it deep inside. (I still have a lot of issues with his nurse even 9 years later). Once they finally put him in my arms - he relaxed for the first time and reacted as if to say "Finally!". Once they were home, I did infant massage with them and continued that skin to skin contact with them and they both did very well at home. I truly believe there is a biological "knowing" that our babies have with us and having that human contact and familiar touch can make a huge difference for a fragile infant. I am a huge advocate of kangaroo care. I have given birth to two preterm infants – one at 33 weeks and another at 36 weeks. Both had lung issues (the 33 weeker has some other issues as well) Once my 33 week old daughter was stable enough, we did Kangaroo Care. On her monitors you could see a marked improvement – her respiration would even out, her heart rate would normalize, her O2 levels stayed steady and she just seemed calmer and less irritable over all. I asked constantly to do kangaroo care with my 36 weeker (he was born 3.5 years later) and was unable to do so for a full week. In that time I noticed how much more irritable and fussy he was compared to my previous preemie. I knew he needed to “feel” me – felt it deep inside. (I still have a lot of issues with his nurse even 9 years later). Once they finally put him in my arms – he relaxed for the first time and reacted as if to say “Finally!”.

Once they were home, I did infant massage with them and continued that skin to skin contact with them and they both did very well at home.

I truly believe there is a biological “knowing” that our babies have with us and having that human contact and familiar touch can make a huge difference for a fragile infant.

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