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What You Need to Know about Feeding your Preemie - Guest Ashley Karlin - A Parents Guide to Child Development
Feeding Preemies: Tips from a Neonatal Feeding Expert
Feeding a preemie or preterm baby can feel overwhelming, especially for first-time parents. In this episode, Ashley Karlin—an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), licensed Occupational Therapist (OTR/L), and specialist in neonatal feeding and touch—shares expert tips and insights to help you support your baby’s feeding journey with confidence.
👉 Follow and subscribe so you never miss an episode!
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
2:24 When is a baby considered preterm?
2:33 How is premature categorized?
4:54 How can parents expect their baby to be when born prematurely?
7:42 How is feeding a preterm infant different than feeding a full term infant?
9:15 Things for parents to do to improve feeding while baby is in NICU
11:07 Can a preterm infant breastfeed?
12:17 What challenges can a preterm baby have with breastfeeding?
15:07 What challenges can a new mom have with breastfeeding a preterm baby?
16:59 Is it safe to feed a preterm baby with formula and breast milk?
18:48 Is it okay to alternate feeding a preterm baby between breast and bottle?
20:17 Tips for new moms for getting babies to latch properly
22:10 Recommendations for moms who's milk has not come in yet wanting to breast feed a preterm
24:55 How to manage day-to-day living with pumping and breastfeeding a preterm baby while still recovering from the birth
29:36 Tips for families with multiple kids born at once
32:50 Explaining the primitive reflexes of the rooting reflex, sucking reflex, and babkin reflex
37:07 What happens when the primitive reflexes are not retained?
38:20 Are premature babies more likely to have retained reflexes?
40:38 How can a parent tell if a baby has a retained reflex and when should they seek help and/or intervention?
40:21 Final tips for families with preterm babies
42:56 How to get in touch with Ashley Karlin
43:44 Outro
Ashley Karlin is both an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and a licensed Occupational Therapist (OTR/L) with advanced practice in feeding, eating, and swallowing (SWC) and certification in Neonatal touch and massage (NTMC).Ashley has supported pediatric patients and their families in the hospital setting, high risk infant follow up clinics, in medical model outpatient clinics and in her own private practice. While she has experience helping healthy newborns and their parents navigate the challenges of breast and bottle feeding, she also has experience helping premature infants and other children with complex medical diagnoses to breastfeed, bottle feed, and transition to solids.
Contact Ashley Karlin:https://www.familytreeot.com/https://www.instagram.com/familytreeotandlactation/
About Annamarie von Firley:
After 20 years of owning and running her own fashion house, reVamp, Annamarie von Firley returned to her toy design roots. With a BA in Wooden Toy Design and Construction and a BFA in Furniture Design, she took her knowledge of child development and expertise in play to found Adventuretown Toy Emporium in 2016. In the Summer of 2020, it became apparent to her that pandemic lockdowns were going to have a profound effect on the development of babies born after 2018.
About Fledglings' Flight:
At Fledglings Flight, we understand that every child is unique and deserves the best opportunities for growth and learning. That's why we offer a comprehensive range of play-based exercises specifically designed for children from birth to 3 years of age. These exercises are carefully curated to stimulate their cognitive, motor, and social-emotional development.
Follow us:
Fledglings’ Flight: https://www.FledglingsFlight.com/
App: https://app.FledglingsFlight.com
Instagram: / fledglingsflight
TikTok: / fledglings.flight
Facebook: / fledglingsflight
LinkedIn: / fledglings-flight
Pinterest: / fledglingsflight
Music: Purple Planet Music
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By Annamarie von FirleyFeeding Preemies: Tips from a Neonatal Feeding Expert
Feeding a preemie or preterm baby can feel overwhelming, especially for first-time parents. In this episode, Ashley Karlin—an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), licensed Occupational Therapist (OTR/L), and specialist in neonatal feeding and touch—shares expert tips and insights to help you support your baby’s feeding journey with confidence.
👉 Follow and subscribe so you never miss an episode!
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
2:24 When is a baby considered preterm?
2:33 How is premature categorized?
4:54 How can parents expect their baby to be when born prematurely?
7:42 How is feeding a preterm infant different than feeding a full term infant?
9:15 Things for parents to do to improve feeding while baby is in NICU
11:07 Can a preterm infant breastfeed?
12:17 What challenges can a preterm baby have with breastfeeding?
15:07 What challenges can a new mom have with breastfeeding a preterm baby?
16:59 Is it safe to feed a preterm baby with formula and breast milk?
18:48 Is it okay to alternate feeding a preterm baby between breast and bottle?
20:17 Tips for new moms for getting babies to latch properly
22:10 Recommendations for moms who's milk has not come in yet wanting to breast feed a preterm
24:55 How to manage day-to-day living with pumping and breastfeeding a preterm baby while still recovering from the birth
29:36 Tips for families with multiple kids born at once
32:50 Explaining the primitive reflexes of the rooting reflex, sucking reflex, and babkin reflex
37:07 What happens when the primitive reflexes are not retained?
38:20 Are premature babies more likely to have retained reflexes?
40:38 How can a parent tell if a baby has a retained reflex and when should they seek help and/or intervention?
40:21 Final tips for families with preterm babies
42:56 How to get in touch with Ashley Karlin
43:44 Outro
Ashley Karlin is both an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and a licensed Occupational Therapist (OTR/L) with advanced practice in feeding, eating, and swallowing (SWC) and certification in Neonatal touch and massage (NTMC).Ashley has supported pediatric patients and their families in the hospital setting, high risk infant follow up clinics, in medical model outpatient clinics and in her own private practice. While she has experience helping healthy newborns and their parents navigate the challenges of breast and bottle feeding, she also has experience helping premature infants and other children with complex medical diagnoses to breastfeed, bottle feed, and transition to solids.
Contact Ashley Karlin:https://www.familytreeot.com/https://www.instagram.com/familytreeotandlactation/
About Annamarie von Firley:
After 20 years of owning and running her own fashion house, reVamp, Annamarie von Firley returned to her toy design roots. With a BA in Wooden Toy Design and Construction and a BFA in Furniture Design, she took her knowledge of child development and expertise in play to found Adventuretown Toy Emporium in 2016. In the Summer of 2020, it became apparent to her that pandemic lockdowns were going to have a profound effect on the development of babies born after 2018.
About Fledglings' Flight:
At Fledglings Flight, we understand that every child is unique and deserves the best opportunities for growth and learning. That's why we offer a comprehensive range of play-based exercises specifically designed for children from birth to 3 years of age. These exercises are carefully curated to stimulate their cognitive, motor, and social-emotional development.
Follow us:
Fledglings’ Flight: https://www.FledglingsFlight.com/
App: https://app.FledglingsFlight.com
Instagram: / fledglingsflight
TikTok: / fledglings.flight
Facebook: / fledglingsflight
LinkedIn: / fledglings-flight
Pinterest: / fledglingsflight
Music: Purple Planet Music