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Breast Milk: the First and Best Choice for NICU Patients
The best food an infant can receive after birth is breast milk. This is especially true with a premature or sick infant, who has the added challenge of needing the best nutrition so that they can grow,...
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Vermont Children’s Hits the “Sweet Spot” for Quality Medical Care
Having grown up in Vermont in a “medical family,” I thought that I knew the quality of our local health care system. It wasn’t until I joined the Vermont Children’s Hospital as an employee however,...
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Breastfeeding Basics: How-To, Support, and Local Resources
Editor’s Note: August 1-7 marks the World Health Organization’s 20th annual recognition of World Breastfeeding Week. For more information or support regarding breastfeeding, please contact the UVM...
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Bearing Witness: Supporting Children When the Parent is the Patient
Though being a Child Life Specialist at Vermont Children’s Hospital can be emotionally challenging, it can also be immensely rewarding. As a Child Life Specialist, I am witness to a family’s most...
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Remembering Together: A Mother on Attending the Children’s Memorial Service
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Vermont Children’s Hospital at Fletcher Allen is holding its tenth annual Children’s Memorial Service on Sunday, November 18, 2012, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. at Ira Allen Chapel on the campus...
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Why I Support a Tax on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
The average kid in America, depending on their age group, is drinking between 41 and 108 gallons of sugar sweetened beverages per year. Think about that for a minute. That’s up to 108 gallons of...
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Donating Spare Change to Make Big Change for Kids
Hey y’all, it is Victoria LaRen the 2012 Champion and I am here to tell you how The Big Change Roundup has impacted not only me and my experiences at the hospital, but other patients also. I first got...
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Supporting Vermont Children’s Hospital with Your Spare Change
As you enter the pediatric areas of Vermont Children’s Hospital, you will notice a bright and cheerful environment specifically designed to promote comfort and stimulation for our patients and their...
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Medication Storage Safety: Not a Glamorous Conversation, but Important
We all know how important the right medications can be to health, but when they are not stored properly, these same medications can become dangerous instruments of misuse. Diversion, suicide attempts,...
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Taking the 3SquaresVT Challenge: A 7-Day Journey into Food Insecurity
Hunger is something that at least 27,000 children and 58,000 adults in Vermont experience every day. But just what does that statistic really mean? What does it feel like to be hungry all the time,...
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It’s a Bigger Problem Than You Might Think
I have just finished teaching a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) course to a group of nurses from around Vermont and New York. These nurses will join 65 others around Vermont who provide...
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What Every Parent Needs to Know About the Transition to Kindergarten
There was something about my two sons starting kindergarten that was especially emotional for me, even though the twins had been in full time daycare since they were tiny. Maybe it was the fact that...
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Late Start: My Journey to Motherhood Took Longer Than Expected
When I was in my early twenties, I thought I would be a mother by age 30. I would have two or three children, maybe even four. Back then, having a few kids seemed perfectly reasonable and entirely...
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Kids on the Run: Dos and Don’ts for Kid-Friendly Running
How old were you when you started running? I was 10. Today, I run every day. Simply put, I love running and I run various events from relays to ultra-marathons. This year, my next run is with the...
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The Art of Paper Airplanes
“Hi, I’m Rebecca with Art from the Heart. Do you want to make paper airplanes to fly at your doctors or nurses?” As volunteers visiting patients and families at Vermont Children’s Hospital at Fletcher...
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Protecting Your Child From Lawnmower Accidents
People always remember where they were at specific tragic dates in history, whether on a national or personal scale. When people ask me where I was on September 11, 2001, I remember it vividly. I had...
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Patient Story: The Beautiful Birth of Maggie Grace
I don’t know about you, but I love hearing other women’s birth stories. I think there is something inside us as mommas that makes us enjoy the opportunity to hear other women’s experiences and rejoice...
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Have a (Safe) Blast on the Fourth of July!
With the Fourth of July coming up, parents may be firing off questions about whether or not they should allow their children to light fireworks, even the smaller types. Vermont law only allows the use...
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A Young Woman’s Commitment to Supporting Vermont Children’s Hospital
The following is a guest blog post from Clara Emlen, Miss Vermont Teenager 2013, of Calais, Vermont. Clara is an ardent supporter of the Vermont Children’s Hospital at Fletcher Allen. She continues to...
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Tips for the New Mother: The Postpartum Period & Beyond
Motherhood is a rewarding and exciting time for a new mom and her family. It is also a challenging time, whether you are a new mother learning to care for a newborn, or a seasoned mother juggling the...
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