Still waiting to O after chemical 2 weeks ago..anyone else? :0(

[lch28]

did you formula feed? if you did i have tons of questions about it.. lol

 

[lch28]

and how was doc appt?

 

[Sweetz33]

I did formula with my 2...ask away

AFM...
Same dilation and NO MORE SHOTS

Doc said if he comes.....let the boy come! Ultrasound set for Wednesday to check size, lungs & heart. Soooooo excited! Doc estimates that he will arrive some time next week possibly. ♥

 

[lch28]

aww so excited for u hun..

so im giving him 2 ounces every 3 hours. is this enough for him at this point? also, should i use nursery water, regular bottled water, or tap? i am boiling bottled water right now. idk if thats okay.

 

[moter98]

did you formula feed? if you did i have tons of questions about it.. lol

Yes I did. Ds was colicky so we had a lt of experience with lots of different formulas. He had a very upset tummy...poor guy. We ended up using enfamil AR with him. If formula feed this time I will use enfamil newborn unless baby decides otherwise

 

[moter98]

and how was doc appt?

I have dr appt this morning.

 

[moter98]

I did formula with my 2...ask away

AFM...
Same dilation and NO MORE SHOTS

Doc said if he comes.....let the boy come! Ultrasound set for Wednesday to check size, lungs & heart. Soooooo excited! Doc estimates that he will arrive some time next week possibly.

Oh wow Sweetz! So exciting!!!!

 

[moter98]

aww so excited for u hun..

so im giving him 2 ounces every 3 hours. is this enough for him at this point? also, should i use nursery water, regular bottled water, or tap? i am boiling bottled water right now. idk if thats okay.

Sounds about right. Baby will generally tell you when and how much he wants. Generally they will want 2-2.5 oz per pound of body weight per day. My ds ate less than this even and still grew just fine so your baby may want less or more. Boiled water is fine, you are boiling all the bad stuff out. We have an RO system so always used water from there. I also never warmed up bottles for ds. I put the water in ahead of time and then just mixed formula in. He never minded room temp formula. We had to do this when he was first born cause we were out of state getting treatment for his foot and rarely had a way to warm a bottle. Didnt make a difference to him though

 

[lch28]

thank you! i am also using room temp, he doesnt seem to mind at all lol. just dont have the time to warm it up! Jonathan has his first pediatrician appointment today! I hope it goes well. I have tons of questions . I also hope he gained some weight back.

I really dont want to give up on bfing but feel i am gonna. I pump up to an ounce at a time and give it to him. Everyone says to pump every feeding but it takes forever. I feel guilty. When i try to give him my nipple, he just licks it. Hes actually pushed my boob away with his hands before! I dont want to make him "work" for his food. I dont know if its better to just accept it or keep trying. I def havent been as persistant with it as i was at first.

 

[moter98]

You can try a nipple shield if he prefers a bottle type nipple. Don't feel bad, you have tried and it doesn't work for everyone!
You can get a free sample of formula from your pediatrition. Just ask or go online to the enfamil website and you can print out a certificate for a free sample to give to your ped. When we went to well child visits, our ped would give us a free sample everytime, just cause we asked.

 

[moter98]

You can also call enfamil and request them to mail you a sample. They will send you a free sample and coupons every month for $5 off a can of formula. They usually send 2 a month

 

[moter98]

Similac does this too

 

[moter98]

well, dr said it's gonna be awhile. not made any progress this week at all. guess all these menstrual like cramps just come with the territory. he thinks i will go to at least 39 weeks, so hunkering down for the long haul now, lol

 

[lch28]

aww .. well things can change quickly, hey i got checked at 4pm on Jan 20th and cervix was completely closed. at 4 am my water broke and i was 4cm

 

[moter98]

yeah, i know they can. just was a little disappointed i've not made progress....would make me feel like my body has been doing something this whole time lol. oh well, it's not the end of the world to wait just a couple to a few more weeks.

 

[lch28]

I bet it'll be before your due date. Jonathans appt went well He is almost back at his birth weight ( he weighs 7lb exaclty and weighed 7lb3oz when born) and they gave me a referral for a ultrasound to check his kidneys in 3 weeks.

 

[moter98]

oh that's good. why are they checking his kidneys?

 

[lch28]

he has pylectesis. remember at my ultrasounds they found out his right kidney is enlarged??

 

[moter98]

Ok I had to go read what that is. Hope us shows all clear. Looks like most cases clear up on their own so that's good news!

 

[lch28]

yeah the doctor said its nothing serious and very rarely needs surgery and that they are really on the borderline of enlarged. he had an ultrasound in the hospital also. i was pissed because they wouldnt let me go with him