littlemansmum
Mum Of 2 Beautiful Boys x
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Hi Girls,
So i know technically that at 36 weeks my lilest man will only be a week off term when he arrives by c section, but the hospital said he will still be considered premature, so i guess i have a couple of questions i want to get off my chest.
Firstly, i know he may need monitoring in scbu for his SVT but only if he is in SVT at birth, the cardio lady told me if not he can be taken for monitoring instead of being stuck there full time but thats from a cardio point of view, but do they automatically take 36 weekers away there even if they have been checked and are coping well? Probably irrelevant, but he had steroids at 31+6 and 32 weeks, and hes measuring at over 97th centile and is expected to be huge and fat to quote consultant lol.
Secondly, can anyone offer any advice about breastfeeding? My son was a bit niggly with it and he was a 38 weeker so guess i am now worrying about this baby being earlier, mw's keep saying don't worry if he struggles they'll put him on a feed tube and give him formula, but i do worry and would really like to be able to breastfeed him if at all possible. Any tips or advice would be gratefully received thanks xxx
So i know technically that at 36 weeks my lilest man will only be a week off term when he arrives by c section, but the hospital said he will still be considered premature, so i guess i have a couple of questions i want to get off my chest.
Firstly, i know he may need monitoring in scbu for his SVT but only if he is in SVT at birth, the cardio lady told me if not he can be taken for monitoring instead of being stuck there full time but thats from a cardio point of view, but do they automatically take 36 weekers away there even if they have been checked and are coping well? Probably irrelevant, but he had steroids at 31+6 and 32 weeks, and hes measuring at over 97th centile and is expected to be huge and fat to quote consultant lol.
Secondly, can anyone offer any advice about breastfeeding? My son was a bit niggly with it and he was a 38 weeker so guess i am now worrying about this baby being earlier, mw's keep saying don't worry if he struggles they'll put him on a feed tube and give him formula, but i do worry and would really like to be able to breastfeed him if at all possible. Any tips or advice would be gratefully received thanks xxx