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Find more information about breastfeeding your premature or sick baby here, including how to get started and how to find support.
On 12 September 2012, our baby boy Charlie arrived at 31 weeks. Weighing 1.56kg, he was soon whipped off to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
Anna’s baby Drake first had to be tube-fed, then bottle-fed with expressed milk and formula top-ups before finally Anna’s dream of breastfeeding her baby came true when…
Find out about some common challenges with breastfeeding or expressing, and what can help.
Elizabeth had her heart set on breastfeeding. When Paisley arrived early, these plans changed and she had to learn to express milk instead.
These charities and organisations can provide information and support to help with feeding and infant nutrition.
Northumbria began their Bliss Baby Charter journey in early 2015 and has made great progress.
Trying to breastfeed turned out to be a surprisingly difficult part of Amy’s neonatal journey as her milk supply was slow in coming in and her baby, James, had trouble…
Katy describes her experience of hand expressing, using a breast pump, formula and breast feeding as she did whatever she could to help her baby put on weight.
Your baby may be fed using tube feeding while on the neonatal unit. Find out why this might be and information about caring for your baby while they are being tube fed.
Getting support with your mental health from a professional can really help many people. Find out more about how this can work when your baby is on the neonatal unit.
Take a look at our tips to help you prepare to leave the neonatal unit with your premature or sick baby.
Giorgia's son Arlo was born 11 weeks premature during the height of the pandemic. She explains how the parental restrictions and neonatal experience have impacted her…
When Anna’s triplet daughters were born at 28 + 4 weeks of gestation, Kate, Holly and Jessica were admitted to NICU.
Read some commonly asked questions about baby transfers.
This page contains lots of guidance and advice about how you can help to care for your baby with the neonatal team, how you can bond with your baby while on the unit,…
Find out how to continue with milk feeds and what other drinks you can offer you baby when weaning.
When you go home from the neonatal unit, you may want to know more about feeding your premature or sick baby. Find out more on this page.
Sam's eldest son was born full term and needed special care in NICU. Due to her son's condition, he was sent to Great Ormond Street Hospital, 110 miles from where Sam…
Babies born premature or sick often have different nutritional needs. Find out more about the different types of nutrition that your baby might be fed in neonatal care.
With George being a full term baby, Rosie did not expect him to end up in NICU. Here, Rosie tells her birth story, how she and her family dealt with NICU, and the…
Here is the latest guidance on COVID-19 for parents with a baby who has been discharged from the neonatal unit or who is now older.
Find out why the Bliss Baby Charter can make such a difference to babies, families and health professionals in neonatal units.
The neonatal unit at Queen’s Hospital in Burton on Trent introduced baby-led feeding two years ago, with great success. Instead of prescribing babies specific amounts of…
Niki's son Arwyn was born at 37 weeks via c-section in February 2023. In her story, Niki shares her feelings towards their NICU experience, and the sense of community…
Information for families of babies born premature or sick about child benefits and grants.
For Full Term Awareness Month, Hannah shares her story of how her baby girl Maggie, ended up in NICU with Meconium Aspiration Syndrome.
Today (Thursday 17th October 2024) Bliss Scotland has published research showing that parents of babies receiving neonatal care in Scotland are not routinely provided…
