Thank you to our sponsors: Aeroflow. Click the link below to order your breast pump and accessories through your insurance! www.dpbolvw.net/click-9269202-13028985Happi Tummi. Check out their products by clicking here: happitummi.com/collections/baby-…ref=lKfuip8htzeNA Use Special Code: MilkMinute10 to get 10% off your order!Get your breastfeeding journey BACK ON TRACK with a Lactation Consult with Heather! Telehealth available and some insurance accepted. Click the link below for the deets.Click here to Work with HeatherSHOW NOTES: https://breastfeedingforbusymoms.com/podcast/breastfeeding-a-premature-baby/Table of Contents0:30 Welcome! All about feeding premature babies0:45 Focusing on babies less than 35 weeks1:25 Thank you to our sponsor Aeroflow3:20 Preparing to have a premature baby5:39 If you’re leaking colostrum, do this8:36 Preemies and doing things differently9:10 NICU baby? Start pumping10:14 The importance of delayed cord clamping12:00 Skin-to-skin ASAP14:17 Can you room-in with baby? It’s OK to ask15:03 Can’t room in? Tips for pumping15:49 Housing for NICU parents16:25 Thank you to our sponsor Happi Tummi17:58 NICU baby issues and feeding18:45 Preemie “spelling”: what it is, what to do20:11 Owlet socks: a debate20:32 Preemies and energy expenditure21:20 NICU options to advocate for24:18 Breastfeeding benefits to NICU babies25:00 Options other than bottle feeding26:15 Cleanliness is critical; see Epi.26:50 Follow all guidelines27:07 Taking baby home!30:12 We’re here to helpThanks to Cherie Louise Turner for editing and production and to Lindsay Brett Carothers for her musical stylings of our intro and outro.Additional music credits, thank you Wataboi and Mazzaccaro from Pixabay.Thanks for listening to The Milk Minute. If you haven’t already please like, subscribe, and review our podcast wherever you listen.If you’d like to support our podcast, you can find us on Patreon at patreon.com/milkminutepodcast.To send us feedback, personal stories, or just to chat you can send us an email at milkminutepodcast@gmail.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/milkminutepodcast)