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Ooooooo Kirsten - sorry to hear about the infection. Hopefully antibiotics will clear it up really quick.
Esme - I have a Medala mini electric pump. Just starting pumping yesterday so have no idea what I am doing. Using Avent bottles.
Thanks for all your feed back on the noises.
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Hi everyone, just introducing myself i am from the March belly buddies but bubs snuck in on the 29th Feb at 11.20pm. Her name is Summer, she is my 4th little Princess, hope to get to know you all.
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Hi Sweatheart!!!!!!
YAAYYYY So glad to see you here!!!
Hurray!!!
Welcome Welcome!!!!!
Hope you and little Summer's doing well.. cant wait for piccies!
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I too have been feeding every 3hrs lately. One night it was 2.5hrs on the dot. Boy was that a LOOOOONG night. I have a feeling there is a growth spurt due. I cannot think of any other reason for this change in feed patterns.
Welcome all girls..... Another princess. How lovely. I bet her sisters love her!
Prama, it should only take a day or two of persisting to increase ur supply. But everyone is different *hugs* You are so brave honey. U r trying so very hard.... I hope things improve for u soon.
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Thanks Katkins - I think Laxman is having a growth spurt too, he's been feeding every 2hrs, 2.5 etc and takes breast milk and then formula. i think my supply is increasing but not sure if it will be enough for him when he goes back to normal. I'll still continue with 40 mins and stop and see if he wants more or is just being greedy. He's also been mucousy and hasnt slept well. We just put some saline nasal drops up his nose and used the suction aspirator to get some phlegm out. it was a relief to see some come out. Joys of parenthood, seeing poo and getting rid phlegm makes you feel good.
off to see how the nappies are washing.
hope Bry is doing well. how are his big sisters?
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They want to mother him and it's hard to keep them away from him at times, but it's cute to see.
And yeah, bry's gone to having two boobs each feed, where as last week one was enough. And I expressed off one boob and got 130ml, so he's gutsing atm. It must be a growth spurt. And I hear u on the mucous subject. Bry has alleries/hayfever. He's all snuffly atm. He even coughs up the phlegm. Sometimes he throws up simply cause it irritates his poor tummy. I've been told that there's not much we can do, we could try the saline too, but since it's constant, it wouldn't do much to help him poor mite. He's still feeding well etc, so he's ok...
I had a laugh yesterday. I had a bath with the girls. It was almost feed time and Jess was playing up, well I was watching her and I felt my let down happen. All of a sudden the water around my boobs went milky. Well poor bry wanted a feed soon after didn't he. I'm not sure how much was left for him hehehe. it Litterally runs out of my boobs.... No wonder he almost drowns at times.
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Welcome All Girls - great to have your join the group. 4 girls !!! Bet your DH feels a little outnumbered !
Kerrie - DS has been feeding every 3 hours as well. Not looking forward to a growth spurt. The 3 hourly is wearing me out as it is !!
Is anyone here expressing during the day so DH can give one bottle a day ??? If so, how are you going about it ??
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jacki, I have expressed a bottle a day for Dh to feed, but as yet, we haven't used them and I throw them out a day later. I do it if he goes more than 4hrs between feeds. I feed him then express afterwards and just see how much I can get. If I need to( if I can't get much after feeding bry), I try again 30mins later and I usually end up with enough for a feed....
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