| About Nanny Nicu The Production of Nanny Nicu....
2007 free become a better parent workshops opened in Cheeky Chums high street shop.More operations followed by extended premature baby range for more website shopping.Cheeky Chums involved in Raising funds for Derian house children's hospice in Lancashire.
2008 Introduced Something Precious a complete baby burial range for the most micro of premature, tiny and stillborn babies.
2008 Actively involved with Nicu staff to develop a special care baby unit range of clothing"Nanny Nicu"
2008 More involvement with Premature baby charities,Cheeky Chums Launched an early baby bereavement website www.prematurebab.com
Information
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Premature babies and poorly newborn babies have different care needs to that of a newborn baby.
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They are very vunerable not only due to their size but gestation period, organ development ie tiny lungs not working on their own and not being being able to breathe on their own.Early babies very prone to catching germs, bacteria and infections and in a very tiny baby can even prove life threatening.
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That is why the nursing staff will do all they can to give your baby the best possible start whilst being cared for in a seperate unit from you called the NICU/SCBU.Some units prefer your baby to be unclothed so wires can be attached to a little body as quick as a flash usually in the NICU neonatal intensive care unit.The sickest of babies are cared for here so it is more important that baby has 24 hr close monitoring than being dressed for best.
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When baby becomes more stable in the HDU High dependancy unit baby can then be dressed in light clothes but remember the nursing staff need to get access to certain baby's body parts so they can apply wires, nassal canulars to help baby breathe easier,give medicines and also change your baby's nappy etc.
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When your baby is allocated to a special care baby unit close to your home or the nearest one which has the best facilitites to that meets your baby's nursing care needs.You can choose wether to dress your baby in the hospitals handouts or use your own.Items get lost and sometimes the nursing staff dress baby what ever is at hand in the appropriate size.they may not be to your taste even.
Case Study 1.
"After my own nephew was in the scbu and his own clothes weren't touched we felt dissapointed to see little Joshua dressed in a green outfit that didnt fit him, it was threadbare and embarrasing as if we couldn't afford to dress him in comfortable attractive clothes that fit him".
Case study 2.
Not much available on the high street shops in smaller premature sized baby clothes that fit tiny babies.
 
Research, and investigations.
"The Nicu staff have told us which premature baby clothes make their job more difficult to tend to your sick baby and which type of tiny baby clothes make their job much easier to give your baby direct nursing and care needs. Especially as there is so little available and after looking after so many babies in their care".
Case study 3.
News facts in 2008-2009.
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Tiny babies are prone to infections so the last thing a baby needs in special care is to contract a serious super bug infection which can be life threatening.
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More and more nicu wards closing due to MRSA ,Strep B and other hospital aqquired infections..
After the research and consultations Cheeky Chums wanted to design a new range of clothes especially for use in the special care baby units.
Created for teeny tiny babies born premature and the sizes would be more realistic.For low birth weight babies and babies born poorly.
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"We wanted to make sure what ever we came up with would be"
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Unique,safe,soft and comfortable,
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fit and made in accordance with realistic body sizes
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clothes which mummy would be proud for baby to wear
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clothes produced would be easy dress and easy accessible for nursing care, in prem sized and also for newborns full term in scbu baby wear.
Cheeky Chums listened and improved upon the current premature baby clothes for tiny and sick newborn babies
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What is NICU neonatal intensive care unit it is where babies born early ,tiny or have medical complications at birth need more specialist care to be kept alive and well in these type of units for a while until they are more stable to transfer over to SCBU.
What is SCBU special care baby unit.Depending on how sick a premature or tiny baby or baby born with medical conditions is will be moved over to this type of unit until fit enough to go home.
What is Nanny Nicu? Nanny Nicu a Unique brand of premature/low birth weight and for poorly baby clothing system. Created for babies cared for in special care known as the SCBU (SPECIAL CARE BABY UNIT).
Which babies can use Nanny Nicu sets? Nanny Nicu sets are for babies weighing 1lb and upwards up to 12lbs. babies with birth defects such as Hydrocephalus.Or Anencephaly also catered for (just supply head measurements) and we will design the hat for baby too.Especially created for premature,preemie babies in America and also worldwide. For low birth weight babies,poorly babies up to 12lb early baby, tiny baby and a micro prem baby.
What does the clothing system do exactly ? Each clothing set is made for any one of the 3 special care baby units your baby made be cared for in.As you baby will have different care needs in each of these units your baby may need different clothing to help the nursing staff care for your little one easier.For example a baby in the most dependent of the care units known as the NICU neonatal intensive care unit may not need any clothes or wear minimal clothing.The incubator in which baby is looked after in keeps baby warm and stable as if baby is still in the womb.Your baby may need to have his or her breathing maintained with the use of a ventilator.The ventilator takes control of baby's breathing until lungs are able to function easier. Babies wriggle and move around making it sometimes difficult for the ventilator to stay in place.
The Nanny Nicu clothing set for this unit may have a hat included (known as our ventilator cap). specifically created to allow the hospital ventilator to be postioned in any place and attached to the cap.It keeps it in place as baby moves around. The eyelets surrounding the cap allow it to be postioned easily whichever position baby is lying.As your baby progresses and moves onto a HDU High dependancy unit oxygen may be given via cpap instead result baby may only need a cotton hat now or the one which comes with the cpap machine.Each of the Nanny Nicu clothing sets are colour coded so you know which to buy for the care baby is receiving in hospital.
See our Nanny Nicu brochure for more details on colour coded sets or ask for one to be sent to you free of charge (if you have any problems downloading one from this site).The Nanny Nicu sets also come with 2 unique laundry bags for baby's own use in hospital. You can take babys washing home at the end of the day and leave a spare at the hospital. These are printed with baby's name on prior to despatch free of charge,so the hospital also know which baby is using their very own clothes and which is using hospital handouts.Baby's own washing is neatly contained minimising cross contamination, as many hospitals often fight off MRSA Strep B and other hospital aqquired infections.
As a parent you can feel like you are doing something special for baby whilst the hospital staff care for your infant.You will feel better by doing baby's own washing. Baby will also be dressed for best from day one in cute colourful clothing to make you smile. Baby will look oh so adorable in his or her first outfits. Plus these clothes are made from the direct involvement with NICU staff ,study,research of actual baby body measurements to make sure the clothes are not only realistic to premature baby body sizes but are made from the most comfortable fabrics worn next to delicate skin. They are also made for easy access for attaching monitoring leads,for nursing and your baby's direct care needs.
How do I order Nanny Nicu for my grandaughter? click on this link choose the style you need for the care unit your grandaughter is cared for in, choose the colour and size required.order online or by telephone 08001216424 or 01942 254259 pay by credit or debit card and let us know which name to print on baby's own laundry bags.Allow an extra day for a normal first class delivery order.Each set is packed in a gift bag and sent out the next working day.
Created with direct input from Nicu staff and baby specialists. They know which products make it easier to care for a sick baby in the scbu. Cheeky Chums listened producing more clothing easy dress and easy accessible for nursing care, in prem sized and scbu baby wear. |
