Thanks mork, I don't mind her being clingy and wanting cuddles, I'm happy to oblige, I no at this age they don't associate being put down with being picked up again later they just see it as they are being left and that mummy isn't here anymore so I would rather pick her up and let her feel safe and secure than get upset and emotional thinking she's alone and no one is coming back for her, it's just very tiring and I'm not getting anything done. She's definitely getting a bit chubbier and her tiny baby clothes are getting tighter I no using reusable nappies will mean she grows out of them quicker than she wud because obviously they are much much bulkier than disposables with having to have them on the tighter fold but I have had to loosen the popper on the waist band so I'm pretty confident that she's still gaining weight. Her feeding time from me and ml from bottle is still pretty much the same but I suspect that will go up soon and if not once I have a stock of milk I can push it to go up. She was only on 3 minute feeds and 40ml top ups at one point and now she's on 10 - 25 minute feeds and 70 - 80ml bottles 2 - 3 times a day, really hoping to drop the night time bottle soon, last few nights iv been able to take it back and put it in the fridge again because she's fed enough off me, that will help my supply and fridge stock loads because I don't express through the night so what I give her out the bottle isn't getting used from my boobs and isn't getting replenished in the fridge.
Good luck waiting, I hope ur section goes well and u get ur skin to skin, it's ur birth so insist on it, even paramedics over here encourage skin to skin, sophie had a.short cord but they still got her onto my stomach to ensure skin to skin, they also waited ages from the cord to stop pulsing to cut it, also once the cord was cut the got her up to my breast to encourage her to latch and did that again in the ambulance on the way to the hospital, although given the problems iv had with her over the last 3 weeks I'm not surprised she didn't latch.
Kailetski it sounds like ur having a real hard time with ur little one, poor guy isn't having an easy start to life, just remember that each day he's had ur milk is a day he's benefited from it and there's nothing wrong with switching if u have to for it being best for him, from my limited experience I do believe it takes perseverance to build ur supply up, u have to regularly feed and pump and it is one hell of a chore! For this whole time iv felt like iv almost constantly had something tugging on my nipples and when I haven't it's resulted in a decrease in my fridge stock and set me back a few days in supply. I really hope he doesn't have cf, it is a very very low percentage so that's good and at least they are checking it out to make sure. Please let us no how he does
Sethsmummy u really have had a tough start, glad rohan is doing better now, it must have been awful for u all, hopefully u can start being a proper family again now and get into ur own little routine and enjoy having him to urself xx
but the blood sound promising so don't give up hope!
I'm horrid with contractions too. I try to breathe but just end up clenching something like crazy half the time
Hope you have a wonderful experience xxx
