Does Anyone Know About, Or Has Anyone Participated In “kangaroo Care” (skin-to-skin Contact) With Infants?
Posted on 19. Aug, 2009 by in Q&A
Hi!
I am doing a research paper for my college class. Im researching the benifits of Kangaroo care and the benifits of incubator care for preterm infants. Of course the negative as well. Has anyone done this with thier baby (preemie or full term baby)? What were the benefits? Was there any negative part of your experience? How is it done? Are there any precautions that have to be taken? Feel free to answer any one of my questions or add on. You do not need to answer them all. If you havent done skin-to-skin contact with your baby, but you still know about it. Feel free to also add in.
Any help is greatly appriciated!!
If you would include your name, so i could use your information or quote you in my paper that would be extremly appreciated as well!
Thanks everyone!
parental unit
Aug 19th, 2009
there is no negative to kangaroo care, its a wonderful experience for the mommy and baby. I guess the only negative is you have to put the baby back down eventually!
rhinestones
Aug 19th, 2009
My husband has a coworker/friend who had a preemie recently and goes in regularly to do the “Kangaroo Care.” The doctors say it is used to help the baby develop. The skin to skin contact is important as well as the placement of the baby- which is on the chest over the heart. The baby is used to having the heart beat and sensation and reacts positvely when placed in this position- it stimulates and soothes the baby and they develop faster (my assumption, is the baby spends less time stressed out from early separation from the mother and is able to grow w/o being as inhibited). Their baby seems more lively and happy when they do this- kicks his legs, opens his eyes etc. (born @ 32 wks)
cheriseb
Aug 19th, 2009
I did kangaroo care with my twins when they were first born. They were preemies and one of them was in the NICU, the nurses recommeded that I do it because the skin to skin contact helps so much. I see absolutley no negative to it! It warms them, they can feel the heartbeat that they are used to from the womb, and I like to believe that they can feel your love as well. And hasnt it been proven that babies that are not touched are less likely to thrive? The only precautions that you need to take are to be careful falling asleep with a newborn on you because you are not used to it, and you might drop them. Also just watch to see they are getting air and not being smothered, but thats a given!
Jana
Aug 20th, 2009
My nephew was born at 26 1/2 weeks gestation. His weight was a mere 1 lb.11 oz. My sister and her husband both participated in Kangaroo Care. The positive effects for the baby are awesome. I also took part in the Kangaroo Care for him, my sister was quite ill with a serious infection after having him and the positive out weighed the negative effects having me Kangaroo Care him. I was lucky I was allowed to hold him for 1 hour a day to help with his breathing and the overall “Helping” him heal. His respiration’s would become not as labored and his oxygen levels would come up as soon as we held him. I consider the experience a blessing for both him and me…Today he is a healthy 6 year old. We were very lucky, some of the children in the NICU were and still are quite sick. I thank the staff and the Doctors at the hospital for their courage to allow me to help in the only way I knew how, holding him and loving him when his mom couldn’t.
Thanks for the wonderful memories you brought back to me.
falon
Aug 20th, 2009
yes my son was in NICU for the first month of his life. and they have you do that there. it helps you and the baby.
Kay
Aug 20th, 2009
Kangaroo care is used for preterm infants in the N.I.C.U. to help them develop. Most of the time it is the mothers doing this but fathers can do it too. The placement is very important the baby goes on your chest over your heart.
Hope this helps Goodluck.
-Kayden M.
portable solar charger
Aug 20th, 2009
well if ur talking bout where the babys skin and ur skin are touching? then yes i have done that My name is Kendra and when it was time for me to give my son Connor his bath then i would take a shower then sit down in the tub and hold him in my lap he liked it better that way now that he’s 4months old he doesnt mind bathtime so much now hope this helps (also he was full term)