Laura, Poor Simon... did they do anything for him in hospital or just kept an eye on him? You would think they would give you something to sleep on.
AFM - Elena is being a bit fussy during the day at the moment. Not really crying but grunting and fussing. Not sure whats up with her... i was thinking its gas but I'm not sure. So hard to try and work out what they want sometimes!! I wonder if I'm eating something thats upsetting her... i only give her breast milk about every 3rd or 4th feed (thats how many expresses it takes to get a full feed).
Also the lactation medication I'm on isn't doing anything other than giving me a head ache and upsetting my stomach. Im about to give up on expressing too!!
thanks hon xx
see above post for simon and hosp
it could very well be food or gas hon.
have u tried or do ye have infacol?
it worked great for simon.
u just dropper some into their mouth before a feed
i still give it to simon, he loves it, laps it up (orange flavour )
it joins up gas bubbles in their tummy to make it easier to break wind.
really works.
also i switched to comfort milk cos its easier for them to digest.
i was combi feeding and i think this helped a lot.
but if u do switch comfort milk is thicker so u may have to thicken ur breast milk for her.
she has had weeks of goodness from u now hon,
dont feel bad if u need to stop expressing.
i stopped after 2 months cos of his reflux and cos i was exhausted from looking after simon , me , the house and expressing
its very time consuming cos u have all the work of bottles and bf with none of that advantages bar lo gettin the milk.
simon continued to grow super fast and has never gotten sick ( apart from epilepsy, non related entirely ) so i dont think he has suffered at all from the change over.
i have 4 nieces and nephews in one of my familys who were totally bf and are always sick
also have a sis with 2 who were bf and never sick
so ... my rambly way of saying i dont think it matters which milk in a way xx
i would have preferred if bf worked for us but it didnt and simon is totally fine
there are advantages to bottles too
no embarrassing boobs out in public being my main one,
im shy enough like that
might be no harm to elevate her head slightly in pram and cot.
just put something small under matress , like slim cushion or something.
u can buy wedges but i dont think u need to spend the money.
a pillow under cot matress does same job
might be slight reflux,
lots of babies have reflux, its normal for um.
most grow out in no time and it causes no trouble for them.
but if it was a touch of it, then putting her at a slight slant to sleep might help.
also keep upright for 20 mins after feeds.
hope ur bleeding goes away soon hon xx
i bled heavily for a good bit of time too.
not as long as u are though.
the expressing used to make it gush
sorry tmi
I'm Angel.
