Hey hun,

Sounds like the lactaid tube feeder was a mixed result then. I'd say he sounded too full after it if her was spewey, babies often take a lot more than usual from bottles so i'd assume with the system going that'd be the same...?

Were i you i'd wrap his arms hun - I'd not have been able to feed DD at all if i hadn't swaddled her "bad arms" for her. They're not in control of their limbs to much of an extent at that age, and if you watch, they often wave their arms in time to noises - your voice, their own cries, music even. DD used to bring her hands up to her face and push herself away and then scream in frustration at the vanishing nipple. At first i thought she was pushing off because she was upset but then i realised she was upset because she was pushing off, kwim? So i wrapped her as if for bed, and she could feed in peace without her wavy arms getting in on the action.

Also i can remember pumping when DD was 2 or 3 weeks old, after a feed and, with a purely BF boobie baby (so no bottle or tube top-ups, ALL her milk was coming out of the breast) i could get anything from 40-220(!)mls out. AFTER a feed that is, and once, from a just-suckled 1st thing in the morning boob when she was about 5 weeks old i had to change (250ml) containers mid-pump - i got 310ml in all that time! I just wanted to show you can't tell what was there by what is left iykwim.

If he's gained weight then he's doing great, and as much as all of this is a trial for you, you mustn't worry - however hit and miss it feels you ARE doing a great job - he's growing, so he's eating enough. Hopefully the Paed will have some sort of news but remember that if he says everything is fine, that's GREAT news. If there's nothing physical wrong then this is more teething problems. Time almost always mends these issues - a fortnight is almost a lifetime if you're only 17 days old. to you hun, keep going, you're doing an amazing job!

Bx