Tube feeding gives your baby nutrients until they're ready to breastfeed or bottle-feed. Oral play helps your baby get used to touch around their mouth and build feeding skills. Watch your baby's cues to know when to continue or stop.
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A continuous infusion pain pump sends numbing medicine through a tube to ease your child's pain after surgery. Keep the pump and tube clean, dry, and undamaged. Watch for signs of infection or rare side effects, and call your child's doctor if problems occur.
Delirium in children (also called pediatric delirium) can happen when your child is very sick. When your child is delirious, they may: Be very confused. Not know where they are. Not recognize you or other familiar people. Have trouble paying...
Chronic pain is pain that lasts longer than 3 months. It may or may not have a clear cause. Chronic pain can affect your child’s emotions as well as their body. It can range from being mild and annoying to being so bad that it gets in the way of...
A PICC line is a thin tube placed in your baby's vein to give medicines, fluids, or nutrition without repeated needle sticks. It's safe, can stay in for weeks, and your baby's care team will teach you how to care for it.
Chronic pain is pain that lasts longer than 3 months. It may or may not have a clear cause. Chronic pain can affect your emotions as well as your body. It can range from being mild and annoying to being so bad that it gets in the way of your daily...
Moving helps kids in the PICU stay healthy and recover faster. Too much bed rest can cause weak muscles, bedsores, or confusion. Your child's care team will create a safe plan for movement, like stretching, sitting up, or walking, based on their age and health.
After a shoulder or elbow injury, your arm needs time to get used to the stress of throwing. Throwing too soon can hurt tissues that are still healing. Returning to throwing involves slowly building your arm back up so it can handle throwing again.
Antibiotics are powerful medicines that help your body fight infection. Although these medicines don't cure all infections, they are generally safe and work very well to treat certain bacterial infections. Antibiotics may be given as a pill. Or...