my bub was on s26 gold in hosp I swapped to the normal s26 on release I found the gold tended to constipate ... him
I hold almost the same as when I tried b/f same simila hold same position
you can use infants friend from birth most others are over 1 month etc, IF is great can be added straight to the bottle, if you find he has a lot of wind things to check is he gulping the teat might be too fast, or is he sucking too hard thus teat is too slow
Thanks Rach75. I'll look into that too then. As silly as this sounds, I am not sure if he is gulping or sucking ... seems like gulping. He is often fuss at the teat, moving his head around. Also always there is dribbling out the side of his mouth as he is drink -- attachment probs?
sound slike the teat may be too fast for him what brand bottles are you using ??? I found with my oldest he caould only use avent so started to use them with DS2 but he couldn't/wouldn't attach properly he is a legend on Tommee tippee closer to nature ones... so thats another thing the teat may be wrong shape forhim
Not to give you more bad news, but I found teh same with the avent. It can take a few goes to see which teats are right. I had a few girlfriends lend me different bottles and we also found that hte tommee tippee closer to nature ones were best. He is still on the newborn teat (1 I think) at three months.
About the water... I think that was a thing in our mothers generation to give water. The nurse that ran my mothers group said something very sensible which was basically if they are thirsty enough to have water they are thirsty enough for breastmilk / formula. The water in the formula will keep your bubba perfectly hydrated. Just keep an eye on enough wet nappies and you'll be fine.
You can add Infants Friend straight to the bottle or give it straight out of the dropper.
Go onto YouTube and do a search for "close baby carrier". There is a 7 minute ish instructional video that will tell you everything you need to know. I find on hot days I put a small towel on me first before I put on the sling and that keeps him (and me!) not as hot.
i have also had problems with the avent teats, although used them for my first baby, we now also use the tommee tippee closer to nature ones...
interesting about moving to 4 hourly feeds in order to increase the amount drunk, and increase naps... i have a cat napper, but he feeds pretty much 2-3 hourly during the day, drinks about 90ml to 120ml at most, but sometimes can be as little as 60ml on rare occassions.... at night however i do get a good run, and often get a good 5 or more hour block, on occassions 8! he is unsettled during the day and not sleeping much.... i wonder if i should try to stretch out his feeds during the day to see if he takes more, and then naps for longer? i sort of think i shouldn't mess with anything since the nights are so good. he is 2 months old by the way.... what does anyone think? i seem to get 2 half hour naps in during the day, then late afternoon can get maybe an hour or two nap in his vibrating chair, then he goes to sleep about 9pm.
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