These volunteers are actually called interim care providers and they specialize in providing a loving environment.
Baby cuddlers volunteer to cuddle babies.
She oversees a group of cuddle volunteers at magee.
Become a volunteer kuddler.
You can sing or talk rock or pat.
You don t walk around with the baby nor do you feed it.
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.
Hospital volunteers soothe newborns withdrawing from opiates.
This is where volunteer infant cuddler programs come in.
Please consider this opportunity to give back in a city near you.
You ll sit with it and simply be present.
Researching baby cuddler programs.
There is no greater feeling than knowing you are changing many lives with your love and time.
And it seems to be working.
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.
In order to apply for a volunteer position.
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These volunteers snuggle and soothe the at risk babies who aren t capable of soothing themselves.
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.
Being a volunteer nicu cuddler for three years has changed my life.
Ohio hospital creates infant cuddle program for babies withdrawing from opiates.
Fill out an application.
This has been going on since the 1980s in some us based hospitals.
Hospitals know that babies benefit from touch holding rocking swaddling and cuddling.
Numerous hospitals have therefore recruited a volunteer base of caring baby cuddlers to cuddle babies.
Okay so baby cuddler isn t the official job title but doesn t it sound cute.
How to volunteer as a hospital baby cuddler method 1 of 3.
Volunteer kelli ready is one of the current 10 trusted cuddlers.
Applying for a volunteer position.
Meet the ohio teen fighting infant heroin addiction one baby blanket at a time.
You can volunteer to cuddle drug addicted babies help them heal.