I'm after some advice. My son is three weeks old now, born at 32 weeks so he's 35 equivalent now. He's in the neonatal unit. He's still taking most of his feeds through the gastro tube. He can do a bottle but tends to only do about 15-20ml of it, his regular feed is now 39ml. He's tried breatfeeding - I give it a go twice a day - but he's only latched on and sucked a couple of times.
Is this similar to the experience of others? He seems to have dreadful wind too, which is impossible to bring up, he has a very bloated stomach, he's been quite vomity and had very loose bowels for a few days (sorry TMI). I've flagged this up several times with the doctors who don't seem to be overly concerned. They just say that they will keep an eye on things but I think his wind/stomach is preventing him from wanting to feed.
Any advice appreciated!
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JoEW · 15/03/2011 17:44
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