imfemalewarrior:runningfromthecuccos:naamahdarling:iloveeverybee:ace-inclusionist:positive
imfemalewarrior: runningfromthecuccos: naamahdarling: iloveeverybee: ace-inclusionist: positive-memes: Warming if you are able and willing, please do this. a lot of babies w/o parents suffer their entire lives because of the lack of human contact from ages 0-3. it helps to hold them, rock them, and sing to them (even if badly). it’s vital. I HAVE FOUND MY CALLING YOU CAN WHAT Every hospital/health authority has their own requirements for volunteer positions, but yes! There are babies in hospitals who need a little extra love because their families aren’t able to be with them all the time, for a multitude of reasons. Staff try to do this as much as possible, but with busy units and nursing shortages we just aren’t able to devote as much time as we would like. Pediatric departments, too, often look for volunteers to come and hang out with kids who are on the ward, play games or read with them, depending on their age. Hospitals can be lonely places, and many families simply aren’t able to be there as much as they want to be. If you can donate time, contact your hospital’s volunteer department (or ask directly at the Pediatric / NICU units because they often run a little differently than the rest of the hospital) about how you can help. You can also crochet octopi to comfort preemie babies! -FemaleWarrior, She/They -- source link