not good

[emzlouize]

right i dont mean to sound selfish here but expressin milk is takin over my life, seriously i cant do nothing coz im always pissin expressin

 

[lillysmum]

 

[LittlePickle]

 

[dizzy duck]

Aww hun, it is all worth it, huge take care XX

 

[Jkelmum]

Cant u mix feed ? Only an idea but sometimes prem babies do well with mixed as forumla as more calories xxx

 

[navarababe]

hun, u'll get there. xx

 

[bethyb]

wont be long hun til man is home and ur able to give him the boob Have u got a electric pump? If u havent its def worth buying one but yeah u feel like a cow dont u when ur expressing

 

[emzlouize]

yeah ive got a leccy pump and 2 hand pumps lmfao, its jst that im doin it every 3 hours and its a pain in the arse! xx

 

[bethyb]

I know, just put on a cool cd and think its not forever... xxx

 

[bex]

I know exactly how you feel hun. Niamh wasn't prem but was born with health problems and had an NG tube for 10 weeks. I expressed for her but only managed to do it for 4 weeks. It does take over your life. I eventually stopped cause my 4 year old son asked me why i didn't play with him anymore and it was because i was either tube feeding or pumping. Hopefully your little man will be able to breastfeed soon, Niamh has a cleft palate so will never be able to breastfeed which is another reason i stopped.
Its bloody hard work hun but your doing a fab job xx

 

[SJK]

, it can only get better xx

 

[Genna]

I know it's hard, hun, but try to stay positive and think "it's not going to be like this forever" and it is so good for Aidan!

 

[NoSpringChick]

yeah ive got a leccy pump and 2 hand pumps lmfao, its jst that im doin it every 3 hours and its a pain in the arse! xx

Put it on your boob not your bum!!

 

[Aunty E]

Is it possible to increase your flow rate? I don't know much about breastfeeding, but if you could get the milk flowing faster, then it might be less of a chore. And if it interferes too much, then there's nothing wrong with formula - your baby would rather have a happy mum and formula then booby milk and a miserable mum.

 

[Genna]

oohh, yeah, hun!! Eat lots of oats and fenugreek!!