Hey Everyone, thanks for the replies. I definit...
Hey Everyone, thanks for the replies. I definitely have better milk supply but still not enough for my lil cherub. Im still having to give her about 60 to 120 mls of formula after most feeds. I'm...
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Can I ask what your lactation consultant has to say about the whole weight thing? If bubs is gaining anything, growing in length and HC, hitting developmental milestones then your milk has nothing to...
View ArticleGood luck with your decision. I am struggling w...
Good luck with your decision. I am struggling with bf too, my 5 month old has struggled with weight gain from the first. We have had only about 6 weeks during her life when her weight gain was better...
View ArticleI can really relate, I became ill with a neurol...
I can really relate, I became ill with a neurological condition when my baby was 4 months old and this affected my supply. I struggled for a month trying to feed, expressing and topping up with formula...
View Articleit sounds to me like you are letting what other...
it sounds to me like you are letting what other people think, affect what you think. Sometimes it can be hard to drown out all the noise that other people force you to hear but at the end of the day,...
View ArticleOH and thanks for the medication advice. I have...
OH and thanks for the medication advice. I have chatted to my Lovely GP about motillium but the side effects are irritability and headaches and all sorts of things and I already have and don't want to...
View ArticleHi thanks so much, I had the surgery two weeks ...
Hi thanks so much, I had the surgery two weeks ago and the bf has slowly improved overnight when bubs woke up twice, which is unusual. Im taking fenugreek and expressing and I will at least give it a...
View ArticleHi, I agree with the other ladies, it's a deci...
Hi, I agree with the other ladies, it's a decision that only you can make. Well done for getting this far with those sorts of difficulties! [:)] I "successfully" mix fed DS1 for 9 months when he...
View ArticleI started bottle feeding my little man when he ...
I started bottle feeding my little man when he was 3 weeks old as he was starving and screaming all the time. I slowly weaned him over a 5 week period and now at 4 months he is chubby and happy and...
View Articlewell done for making it to 4 months despite all...
well done for making it to 4 months despite all the challenges you have faced! you should be really proud of yourself! Do you enjoy breastfeeding? Deep down, do you want to keep doing it or are you...
View ArticleAt the end of the day only you can decide when ...
At the end of the day only you can decide when to stop. If you feel you have tried everything then do what is best for you. You could see your Gp or CHN and see if they have anything else to suggest....
View ArticleMy baby girl is 4 months old and I had surgery ...
My baby girl is 4 months old and I had surgery which has nearly stopped my milk supply. i express twice a day and bf at the start of every feed and give 120mls of formula. It is quite stressful as I...
View ArticleHey Everyone, thanks for the replies. I definit...
Hey Everyone, thanks for the replies. I definitely have better milk supply but still not enough for my lil cherub. Im still having to give her about 60 to 120 mls of formula after most feeds. I'm...
View ArticleCan I ask what your lactation consultant has to...
Can I ask what your lactation consultant has to say about the whole weight thing? If bubs is gaining anything, growing in length and HC, hitting developmental milestones then your milk has nothing to...
View ArticleGood luck with your decision. I am struggling w...
Good luck with your decision. I am struggling with bf too, my 5 month old has struggled with weight gain from the first. We have had only about 6 weeks during her life when her weight gain was better...
View ArticleI can really relate, I became ill with a neurol...
I can really relate, I became ill with a neurological condition when my baby was 4 months old and this affected my supply. I struggled for a month trying to feed, expressing and topping up with formula...
View Articleit sounds to me like you are letting what other...
it sounds to me like you are letting what other people think, affect what you think. Sometimes it can be hard to drown out all the noise that other people force you to hear but at the end of the day,...
View ArticleOH and thanks for the medication advice. I have...
OH and thanks for the medication advice. I have chatted to my Lovely GP about motillium but the side effects are irritability and headaches and all sorts of things and I already have and don't want to...
View ArticleHi thanks so much, I had the surgery two weeks ...
Hi thanks so much, I had the surgery two weeks ago and the bf has slowly improved overnight when bubs woke up twice, which is unusual. Im taking fenugreek and expressing and I will at least give it a...
View ArticleHi, I agree with the other ladies, it's a deci...
Hi, I agree with the other ladies, it's a decision that only you can make. Well done for getting this far with those sorts of difficulties! [:)] I "successfully" mix fed DS1 for 9 months when he...
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