Hi Girls
Not sure if anyone is interested but thought I'd give another update as I'm so happy because we are finally breastfeeding PAIN FREE!!!
It all came together about a week ago, just after DD turned 7 weeks old. The Nefedipine for the vasospasm kicked in as did the Motillium for my supply so I now have plenty of milk and my nipples no longer hurt. DD is attaching beautifully now (most of the time, anyway) and starting to feed a little faster. I don't mind if she takes a while though as I now know the more she sucks, the more milk I make
DD has been very unsettled during the day since about week 5 and I thought it was supply issues but we are pretty sure it's silent reflux and she started on Zoton for it yesterday. Amazingly, she slept for just over 9 hours straight last night but maybe it was just a coincidence. She has been really hard to settle all day again today so I'm glad we've also booked a day-stay at Ngala, the early parenting service here in Perth. Hopefully we'll learn some valuable tricks and be able to get our little girl to sleep more often during the day.
So, it does seem like our breast feeding issue are pretty much a thing of the past and now we just need to get the reflux and settling issues sorted and we'll be one very happy little family. I'm proof that you can get past all the breastfeeding issues with determination and support
PS: Izzy has had a couple of gains of 300gms in a week now! She was 4.3kg last week - 8 weeks old. That was just over a 300g gain in 9 days. Woohoo!
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