Just a quick one from me again (sorry!!) ...
We're having a tough time with Jambin at the moment. We saw the paed on Thurs - he currently weighs 160g less than he did when he was born (at over 5wks old), which is a concern. And that, coupled with him fighting at the breast every feed is not really a good sign. The paed thinks it's either reflux, or low supply (and a very very hungry baby). At the moment, she's treating the hunger problem, and we'll wait and see if that works before looking at reflux treatments. So I've been prescribed Motilium, have been pumping multiple times a day, and we're topping-up each feed with either breastmilk or formula. I can usually express enough EBM for about 1 out of 3 top-ups - the rest are formula at this stage. I'm also booked into a Infant Feeding Day-Stay Clinic, and am in the process of contacting a lactation consultant. It's a very rough road at the moment, so I am hoping things improve. Jambin has definitely been more settled and happier in general with the extra feeds, so at least I'm not starving him anymore.
I promise I'll do some personals again soon ... promise!!
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