Fun at the Phoenix Hybrid 2023

What a great time I just had this weekend in Phoenix!  From arriving at the rental car place and finding out the boring 4 door sedan I had rented was unavailable and getting a Mustang Convertible in its place, to seeing my aging parents and aunt, to 2 days of fun at Phoenix Children’s Hospital…

End of year musings…..

We are ending 2022, and readying for 2023…. “You can’t make footprints in the sands of time if you’re sitting on your butt. And who wants to make buttprints in the sands of time?” – Bob Moawad   Jo, Gina and I have been running in the sand this year…. sometimes feels like running through…

Back in the land of OZ

I truly do have an amazing life! Hello from Brisbane, “Down Under” in Australia, otherwise known as “OZ”. The view this first morning of a 14 day teaching trip with my wonderful friend Kay Toomey, and our friend Susan. It took two long flights to get here, we lost the day Nov 5th (left on…

Do you send infants home with NG-Tubes?

I am currently reviewing an article about home discharge with NG-Tubes. We still do not do this in my hospital. Do you? Regardless of your practice, I find this fact fascinating…. of the 13,232 infants in this study (all born under 33 weeks gestation, free of congenital anomalies), 96.9% were discharged fully orally feeding. Only…

Teaching in Denmark is FUN

We are officially on the road again! Teaching with my good friend Kay Toomey in Denmark. But I also wanted to let you all know of some fun upcoming things!  It looks like we will be ready to start hosting live SOFFI® trainings end of this year, beginning of next! In response to overwhelming requests,…

Welcome Jo!

We are so proud to present Josephine Wallace, our CE Coordinator, new mom and chocolate enthusiast!  Josephine will be sharing her new baby experiences, new resources for parents and updates about SOFFI®. AND…. keeping us moving forward with her enthusiasm and her organization. Welcome, Jo!