Breastfeeding a premature baby may seem like a mountain to navigate right now, but it is possible, and the very best thing you can do for your baby.
Why Mother’s Milk
Mother’s milk is liquid gold for babies, especially preemies. If your baby was premature your body is making milk specifically designed for her. Research shows that pre-term milk is higher in:
- Calories
- Fats
- Proteins
- White blood cells
- Immunoglobulins
- Zinc
- Calcium
- Phosphorus
These nutrients are exactly what your baby needs more of!
Science says breastfed preemies:
- Become smarter kids
- See better
- Have less infection
- …

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Rohan Townsend delivered one of his sisters with instructions from a paramedic over the phone early this morning after his mum went into labour 12 weeks early at their Sunshine Coast home…Read more…

Brisbane Premmies is currently down due to hacking. I’m hoping to have it back up and running in the next few weeks.
I apologize for any inconvenience.
Bec

The media loves a “good news” story, as a result the bias within the journalism is to present stories absent of proper fact. In the case of premmies represented in the media, even with the best intentions of the parents, we’re often told that even micro prems suffer little ill effect or few long term issues as a result of prematurity. These statements give the general public a false picture of prematurity and furthers the “Oh they’re just a little early and a little small” mentality.

An article in Sydney Morning …