Cuddlers help sooth babies at Children's Hospital

If you've ever held a crying baby, you know how distressful it can be. Listening to a baby cry can be an unbearable situation. But in Nashville, Tennessee, at Vanderbilt Medical Center, a group of people willingly reaches out to those crying babies - soothing little ones they don't even know. And they do it without pay.Barb Cramer has this video news story.

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• vanderbilt
• medicine

[mama3183]

@summerfae I agree!!

[mylovesofmylife]

Bonding does begin in the hospital, its important for babies to get to know there moms affection for them through cuddling, as early as is possible, moms cuddling there baby early on helps develop a positive relationship between mom & child. A baby will do better getting loving cuddles from there mom, they are comforted by mom and moms voice as they know mom because that baby grew inside moms womb, better for baby then cuddles from a stranger they wont see again.

[mylovesofmylife]

My 1st Daughters only requirement for HUGS from the nursesor to be given a pacifer or bottle from the nurse would have been when my 1st Daughter cried from the pain of needles in the NNU-Not The NICU.

[mylovesofmylife]

All My 1st Daughter required in the NNU was a bottle every 4 hours, nappy changes when she did something in her nappy, a needle poked in her foot to test her blood. A bag placed in her nappy to collect Urine. Any other test they felt like doing. Or to be poked again to insert a new IV for Antibiotics, And for Antibiotics to given through the line connected to 1 IV.

[mylovesofmylife]

My 1st Daughter was a full term newborn who spent 9 days old in the hospital, Newborns sleep alot. Cry for food, nappy changes or if they are in pain. My 1st Daughter did not get cuddles from the nurses in the NNU, they had other babies also to see to. They also have no cuddlers. Only if the NNU nurses who can cuddle the babies want babies held by someone who is not a nurse, only then the Parents/Visitors can hold there baby & not a cuddler.

[summerfae]

@mylovesofmylife i hate to break it to you but having a cuddler would have zero impact on your ability to bond with your child. true bonding will only happen once the baby is brought home but in the hospital a baby should get what it needs not just what the parent thinks is best because of their feelings being hurt. cuddling is good for the body not just the mind.

[SophieOohie]

Maybe they'll start it somewhere in the UK as well.

Actually I know that's extremely unlikely at best, still a nice idea though.

[mylovesofmylife]

If the parents are happy to have a cuddler to cuddle there child or request a cuddler then thats completely fine as long as they have the parents permission 1st.

[mylovesofmylife]

Im so glad just mom and dad and family members got to cuddle my daughter in the NNU, to allow precious bonding time for our chlild to know her family's touch. Nurses do all the special medical cares and feeding. But if a mom requests only family members and herself to spend time to snuggle and cuddle and love her own baby, to form a bond with that time just saved for her baby and her and her family to bond snuggle and love and not cuddlers then that wish should be respected.

[Bamboloccia]

Great idea! Keep up the good work cuddlers! You are doing a great thing! Bamboloccia