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The role of the Registered Nurse or Newborn Care Provider is to feed, soothe, bathe, change & provide all other gentle care to baby through the night.

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COVID19 Safety Recommendations from an Infection Prevention Specialist

COVID19 Safety Recommendations from an Infection Prevention Specialist and Public Health RN, Laura Hegarty-Moore, RN, MPH.  Laura us an LMS alumnus and now works at MarinHealth Medical Center in Greenbrae, CA, working on the frontlines of the pandemic. COVID19 Safety Recommendations Cover your face in public. Gloves and Hand Hygiene Understand Real & Fake News; […]

The NoClock Nursing Method: How to Track Breastfeeding by Latch Count, Not Clock Time

The NoClock Nursing Method is an on-demand breastfeeding approach developed by Heidi Streufert RN BSN that tracks feeds by latch count rather than clock time. Instead of feeding every X hours for X minutes, parents make a check mark for each successful latch with sustained rhythmic sucking, aiming for at least 8 per 24 hours. […]

How to Swaddle Like a Pro

There’s a reason why every newborn in the hospital looks like a little burrito! Swaddling is one of the simplest and most effective ways to soothe a newborn and help them sleep better at night. Many parents tell us their baby “doesn’t like” to be swaddled, but in most cases, the wrap just isn’t snug […]

Baby Monitor App Safety

In this digital age of parenting, baby monitors and apps for smartphones are the norm. As with anything connected to wi-fi, they’re not perfectly safe though. We’ve all read stories where hackers have yelled at babies or turned on the camera to watch what’s happening in the nursery.  Breastfeeding moms, sleeping babies and families going […]

Toys Siblings Can Play with Together!

Updated November 19, 2023 – If you’re expecting your second, it’s normal to worry about how you’ll manage your time with a newborn and older child. How will you keep everyone happy and occupied? And what about twins…how will you handle 2 babies and then 2 toddlers?  Our night nanny and postpartum doula team have […]