Developmental Positioning, Aids, and stuff like that...

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Hey, where do you guys get all of your developmental positioning stuff? I don't mean blanket rolls, I'm looking for specifically developed items used in positioning, bundling, etc. I found one site, Children's Medical Ventures, but they only offer one or two items. On a slightly different jag, how do you physically support your babies when they are lying prone? When side-lying or supine, we comfort with tightly rolled blankets, sometimes taped together to create a sort of 'womb', but I'm a bit confused about how best to support them when they are prone. We frequently have babies who are prone and will end up at the bottom of the isolette, despite our attempts at a sling to keep them in place. They seem to love the blanket rolls when they are on their backs (we roll them really big so their knees are supported, as if they were sitting in a chair, and it helps keep their hips straight, too). Oh, one more thing- if anyone knows of suppliers of neonatal items for the nursery, including linens, admit items, developmental care, pain control, etc., would you mind posting them here? I'm looking for ideas. Thanks!

I think you can mold it fine even with covers. I put it in a pillow case sometimes with another cover over it. When the "z-flo" covers that it comes with get dirty, we are supposed to hand wash them because the washing machine is too rough for them.

We haven't had any big discussion on difference in temp control in isolettes. We did find that the z-flo on top of the mattress in the isolette made for a hard to reach baby up on a big mountain through the portholes! We are allowed to take the spongy matress out of the isolette if the baby is on a z-flo inside of it if it is too tall in there.

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The ones I love/hate to have on ZFlo are the sick big PPHN kids. It's so comfy, especially if they're on the oscillator or something, but even with the cover on it they get so sweaty! I had one with a temp of 101 go right back down to normal after I took him off the ZFlo.

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We mostly use stuff from Children's Medical Ventures. However, there is a company called Hawaii Medical that also makes positioning aids for preemies. Theirs are nice because they can be wiped down with a cleaning solution instead of being laundered. You can Google their company website.

We use frogs, bendies, and snugglies, all from Children's Medical Ventures, in our NICU.

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