Hi Natalie, congratulations on the birth of your daughter Hollie.
Tell us a bit about what happened, why did she decide to come early?
I had my son at 33weeks he was almost the same size as Hollie at 2.29kg & 48cm
we also went through the joys of reflux/colic and slow weight gain in the begining.
Just looking at Nixon's charts and he was 4.2kg at 3months so Hollie is doing very well, even if she is gaining less then other babies.
How long has she been on losac for? It can take a few weeks to start working right, Nixon was on Zantac and if they dont take the correct amount for the weight it can have no affect on them.
Other things (and im not sure if ur already doing them or not) are
1.propping her basinett/cot up onto a 45degree angle
2.Keeping her upright for 20-30min after feeds
3.propping the change table up/ or turning her on the side to change rather then lifting her legs up which might squish her tummy
4.lay on a 45degree angle yourself and put her on your chest, still getting tummy time but not directly on her tummy where it may hurt or be uncomfortable
5.rolling up a towel or small pillow to put under her if u do put her on the floor for tummy time.
6. If breastfeeding try feeding her on an angle so she is more upright/ if bottle feeding same deal.
Thats about all i can think of now, many mums in here have dealt with reflux babies too and may have some other tips.
For Nixon his reflux started getting better when he started sitting up at around 8months of age.
Thanks Ladies,
We all had a great day, even with the bit of rain we still got to have most of her party outside which I was really happy about.
I have updated Willow's webpage with the pics of her birthday. She looked like such a little Princess. (Well she has always been a little Princess...lol) But more so today, You'll see what I mean when you see the pics.
Welcome to the group Natalie and congrats on the birth of your little Girl Hollie.
Anyway, How is everyone going?? All well and happy I hope.
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