These volunteers snuggle and soothe the at risk babies who aren t capable of soothing themselves.
Baby cuddlers volunteer to cuddle babies.
Ohio hospital creates infant cuddle program for babies withdrawing from opiates.
And it seems to be working.
Meet the ohio teen fighting infant heroin addiction one baby blanket at a time.
In order to apply for a volunteer position.
Hospital volunteers soothe newborns withdrawing from opiates.
Numerous hospitals have therefore recruited a volunteer base of caring baby cuddlers to cuddle babies.
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Fill out an application.
Please consider this opportunity to give back in a city near you.
You ll sit with it and simply be present.
This has been going on since the 1980s in some us based hospitals.
This is exciting for me to get to come and snuggle babies while ready cuddles newborns such as 2 week old kamani it allows mom.
Locate a hospital with a baby cuddler program.
These volunteers are actually called interim care providers and they specialize in providing a loving environment.
You can sing or talk rock or pat.
Researching baby cuddler programs.
Hospitals know that babies benefit from touch holding rocking swaddling and cuddling.
How to volunteer as a hospital baby cuddler method 1 of 3.
As a baby cuddler volunteer your job is to give babies what doctors say is so very important skin to skin contact and human comfort.
Applying for a volunteer position.
She oversees a group of cuddle volunteers at magee.
You can volunteer to cuddle drug addicted babies help them heal.
Okay so baby cuddler isn t the official job title but doesn t it sound cute.
Volunteer kelli ready is one of the current 10 trusted cuddlers.
There is no greater feeling than knowing you are changing many lives with your love and time.
Being a volunteer nicu cuddler for three years has changed my life.
This is where volunteer infant cuddler programs come in.
The intermountain medical center nicu is using a volunteer newborn cuddling program to help offset early trauma and potential developmental delays in their tiny patients.
It s aimed at soothing premature infants ranging from tiny preemies to larger full term babies as well as infants suffering from maternal drug use withdrawal.