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Oh and PS - usual amount required is baby's weight in kilos x 180mls per day... divide by number of feeds per day and this is how much to give each feed... ie Luke weighs 5.6 kilos, multiply that by 180mls is (goodness me need to get better at maths) 1008mls and divide by 7 feeds (if this is how many he's having per day) is about 145mls/feed.
It will probably depend though on when your test is... especially as he's not feeding overnight, if you feed him right up to your test, then you possibly might not need as much - only a few feeds in the afternoon/evening, and then again in the morning.
Mind you, this again is all averages.... perhaps he drinks more in the morning than the afternoon... etc etc... ring me if you need to honey!
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I managed to get 80mls this morning, so now have 325mls. Yey
Thanks Divvy for the help. Noidea how much he drinks each feed tough. Never really worried about it until now that I have to work it out.
Not feeling so good today, so glad test is ony two more sleeps away, and I can start to fix whatever is going wrong.
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I got up at 3am this morning, and pumped 135mls in 20 minutes!! I got another 65mls this morning, and am waiting to express later today. Almost got enough for 24hours. Am hoping to be as succesful tomorrow morning at 3am.
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Oh yay EJE, I'm so excited it worked for you! Worth getting up in the middle of the night for, hey hun ;)
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Was 100% worth getting up for. If I manage to get the same again tomorrow morning at 3am and 6am, I should have between 800-850mls. So should be enough. Am going to give him extra long feeds at 6.30am and 8.30am to get him through.
Thanks everyone for your help and support :dance:
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Brilliant news EJE! You're going great guns with the pump! Pun intended! :)
Best of luck with the scan hun, and whatever they advise as treatment, call Rodney again to discuss it. Some of the anti-thyroid meds you can't BF with but there ARE one's you can take while you're still nursing.
Good good luck!
Bx
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Hi everyone. Quick update- scan was done and luckily I don't have graves disease. I do however have postpartum thyroiditis. Essentially my thyroid is leaking thyroxine. My Endocronologist said he has never had or heard of a patient with an underactive thryroid before giving birth then developing thyroiditis. He said he had only had patients who had no previous thyroid problems give birth and then develop it. He said hopefully should all resolve in the next two months or so, and will go back to having an underactive thyroid, and restart medicines for that then. The medicines that he can put me on in the meantime go through in BF, so best just to try and ride this thing out. Thanks heaps everyone for your support and help. Going to pump now before I go to bed to keep up that supply!!
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Well done!
You must be relived that it is all over and doe with.
What did you think of the actual test? Not too bad hey??
Take care
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Test was not that bad. I am used to needles and injections as DS was an IVF baby. Didnt like the fact that the camera plate is so close to your face though. First BF again at 11.30am today and he was great. I think he was glad to be rid of the bottles! I even have 160mls left in the freezer for future use.
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What a Mama! Well done... Glad to hear it's all over my love... :hug:
