Your questions
answered
Whether you’ve made the decision
to breastfeed or are still weighing
your options, you may have questions
about it, such as:
Q. Will I make enough milk?
A.
For most women, the body
produces as much milk as is needed.
The more your baby nurses, the more
milk you’ll make. You can help ensure
a good milk supply by drinking lots of
fluids and eating nutritious foods.
Q. What if I have small breasts?
A.
The size of your breasts—big or
small—doesn’t make a difference in
how much milk you produce.
Q. Are there any reasons I
shouldn’t breastfeed?
A.
In some instances,
breastfeeding is not an option.
This is the case for women who
have HIV and those with untreated
tuberculosis. Be sure to talk to
your doctor about any questions or
concerns you have.
Source: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
BE INFORMED
For more information on
breastfeeding, visit
www
.womenshealth.gov/breastfeeding
.
to allow family members to see Isabella
even though she was in the NICU.
Thanks to a new webcam system called
NICVIEW, members of the Flowerette
family as far away as South Africa were
able to see Isabella anytime they wanted
simply by logging on to a computer.
The NICVIEW system consists of
a camera in each room of the NICU
that can be positioned over each baby.
Families are given secure, encrypted
login information that can be passed
along to friends and family.
“I wasn’t aware of the camera system
when I researched the Aspirus NICU,
so it was quite a surprise—and a very
happy one at that, because when you
have a baby you want to show it off,”
Bonny said. “I wanted people to see
Isabella, and the wonderful thing about
the camera system is that everyone
could see her but I was also able to
protect her from germs and stuff that
you worry about in the NICU.”
Just a click away
Bonny stayed in Isabella’s room in the
NICU the entire eight days she was there,
but Ryan was unable to always be there
due to work and other responsibilities.
Bonny said her family used NICVIEW all
the time, and Ryan would log on during
lunch breaks at work and spend time
with Isabella even though he couldn’t
physically be there.
“It was cute, because you can’t make a
lot of noise in the NICU, so I’d position
the camera on me and the baby and we’d
text back and forth to communicate in
real time,” Bonny said. “My family would
text me things like ‘I want to see her feet
and ears,’ or ‘I can see her yawning.’”
The NICVIEW webcam system can
be accessed securely on a computer,
tablet or smartphone and is available
to all families with a baby in the NICU.
Funding was made possible through
community support of the 2013 Aspirus
Women’s Golf Classic.
SPECIALTY CARE FOR YOUR SPECIAL DELIVERY
For more information on the Anya Marie Jackson NICU at Aspirus Wausau Hospital,
go to
or call
800.847.4707
. For more information on the
Aspirus Women’s Golf Classic, go to
or call the
Aspirus Health Foundation at
715.847.2470
.
Breast milk:
The perfect food
Breastfeeding is one of the best
things you can do for your baby. It’s an
important way to bond with your newborn,
and it also provides a food that:
w
Has the perfect combination of
nutrients.
w
Is easily digested.
w
Adjusts to your baby’s changing needs.
w
Helps protect against many diseases
and allergies.
Source: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
aspirus.org
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