Well... I have had enough of Matilda not taking ANYTHING orally so I am taking a stand.

I tried this a while ago under hospital instructions and it did not go to well.

I am stopping all NGT feeding, I am only going to offer oral feeds of EBM and will top her up with water at night, so she is hydrated but not feeling full. In the hope she will get hungry and DRINK. She knows the purpose of the bottle, she can drink from the bottle, she chooses not to!

Well today it begins...

So far she has drank, 30mls! Thats it! And now she is saying 'Mummummum' in a whingy voice and when I offer the bottle she pokes out her tounge and smiles.... grrr!

I will keep it up as long as I can today and hope she understands what I am trying to achieve.

'Good Luck' to me!