Author Archives: Sue Ludwig
Post Conference Re-Entry – One Vital Way to Combat Overwhelm
You were there. At the NANT Conference. You met a bazillion amazing people and learned new practices. You gained knowledge and have some surprising statistics to take back about everything from the late pre-term infant to thickened feeds. You step …
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The Isolation is Over – Finally!
If you attended the Special Topic Call last week, or have watched it since, you heard Dana Fern speak about how incredibly important NANT is for her and for all neonatal therapists. We laughed, saying that one day we’ll be …
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The Broad Reach of Prematurity – What We Sometimes Forget as NICU Caregivers
American Express called me the other day. NANT uses American Express for all of our transactions. The woman on the line just wanted to make sure I understood all of the benefits they had to offer. As part of her …
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Promoting Better Ergonomics in the NICU – An Additional Role for Neonatal Therapists?
Every workplace has a unique set of repetitive tasks. The NICU is no exception. As therapists we know that repetitive tasks without the support of a great ergonomic design, lead to repetitive injuries. Many of you, like me, have been …
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3 Things Healthcare Could Learn From March Madness
Many of you have a pool going at work right? For March Madness- the NCAA Basketball Tournament that consumes much of the nation every spring. By now, you’re either cheering or throwing your crumpled brackets in the trash. How is …
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Improving Communication in the NICU: 3 Ways to Master GLAZE Aversion
“That’s just too many words.” T Jake Ludwig at age 9 Several years ago when my son was just 9 years old, he came home from a day in the 4th grade with another yellow slip. The dreaded yellow slip meant …
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A Quote for All NICU Parents
Being a parent anytime, anywhere is quite an amazing adventure. Suddenly, and for quite some time, you become fully responsible for other human beings. There is weight, fear and enormous joy in that realization. Being NICU parents, or parents of …
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The Monster Called Perfectionism – and the #1 Way to Slay It.
“Remember, there is no road. The road is made by walking.” ~ St. Elizabeth Seton Do you ever have a project to do and you don’t even know where to begin? Sometimes the overwhelm of all the pieces and parts …
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Help Build the Future of Neonatal Therapy – in 2 Minutes or Less!
When I first considered forming NANT, I asked myself many questions. “How many neonatal therapists are there in the USA?” “How many are OT, versus PT versus SLP?” “How many of us are there in the WORLD??” “How long are …
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3 Simple Ways to Make Excellence a Habit
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” ~Aristotle I heard a great speaker this weekend who said that our lives (jobs, marriages, companies, families) are made or broken ‘in the daily’. That …
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