Hi girls,
well at least those struggling with feeding issues know we are not alone! Amazing how much of a challenge it can be.
I'm feeling much better now, thanks for those who asked - apart from having an allergic reaction to the antibiotics. I am now covered in a red rash, and Tadhg has it too (although the Dr said it was hormone rash before i realised i had it). He has also had a really sore tummy and the runs, poor little thing. We fed him formula for half the day and now i've stopped antibiotics i'm trying to feed again. We will get there!

Sangie - sorry to hear you have mastitis too are you on antibiotics - maybe thats also giving E a sore tummy? We have found infacol helps quite a bit, and T likes his tummy being rubbed in a gentle circle or even just pressure applied to his tummy.

Pooley - Frazer's pics are so cute! i love his chubby cheeks

PB - we are doing much better now, and a girlfriend has given me a homeopathic remedy for mastitis that a few people swear by - so i feel like i'm armed now, should it happen again! How many feeds a day is Charlotte having? I feel like i may have been starving T now, we only give him 100ml of formula, next time i might mix up 150ml and see how he goes! Also, Lottie is such a cutie yay for the photo!

Sanchez and Taurean - wow, no sterilizing - thats so much easier! I'll follow your lead then. Thanks so much for the advice.

Us - we did have a bit of a tough day yesterday with the aforementioned allergies and sore tummy - but T still slept well at night, bless him. He had a bottle about 9pm and slept until 4:45. I suspect he sleeps longer on formula than breast milk, we will see how he goes tonight - a few good nights of sleep would make the world of difference, not that we get bad nights - but just sleeping through would feel so good! DH is going away for work on Wednesday for a week, so i have mum coming up thursday night till Sunday avo, yay for mums.

Hope BB's are recovering and making lots of milk for everyone and bub's are growing and happy (however fast or slow they are putting on weight).
Kelly