Thank you everyone for your support, encouragement and advice.
Barb - The nurse said to make her a bottle based on 180mls, which I did, she was only drinking about 100mls, so I've cut back to 120mls. If she really needs more, it's easy to make another. I've been offering her a b/feed before the bottle, sometimes she's happy for that, others she seems so distressed and wants nothing to do with the breast. I will then give her a formula feed, followed by a b/feed. She seems happy to switch between the two. Trying to get a b/feed in before she gets to that "starving" point seems to be working. The screaming for hours before bed seems to have stopped the last three nights. She happily takes a b/feed, formula then another b/feed then will have a lovely cuddle off to sleep and in bed around 9pm. She's been waking about 2-3am for a feed, which I've noticed lasts about 30-60mins. It occured to me this morning, maybe I've been rushing her day feeds due to working, and not wanting to put the other kids out for too long. I'll be monitoring that this week as well.
Not sure how I'll go with cluster feeds after work, it's always such a busy time, Dh thinks because "he's worked all day, he's excempt for doing a lot around here" I think there's big changes in this house. He needs to remember I work too. We rely a lot on our other children as well. The eldest has just picked up a 2nd part time job, which is day time, so he will be around more of an evening then he has in the past with his other job being evenings. They are both great helps.
I try to go lay down with her once the last children have left and have a big feed, doesn't always work, but I'll have to perservere with that.
The nurse didn't suggest other ways to increase my milk supply but I've still be trying to express and feed her more often, it's so hard to fit these in. I went to the health food shop to get some ferengreek yesterday (stupid country towns - it was shut) so I'll have to see if someone can get me some today. We're not allowed to take the day care children to shopping centres.
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