DS arrived somewhat unexpectedly at 34+6 last Thursay. He was massive at 3.51kg and has been on the neonatal unit since and is doing well, he just now needs to learn to feed himself. I have been expressing since birth and have a plentiful supply. Currently he is tube fed every three hours and I try to bf him before each feed when I am here which is about 5 out of 8 feeds. I know I am very lucky compared to many others on the unit, although I still feel weepy quite a lot at the moment.
At the moment, he sort of opens his mouth, appears to be doing a bit of rooting, has a few sucks then stops. Does anyone have any tips or could share their experience of getting bfing established? I think I just need a bit of hope that I will be able to feed him!
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35 weeks - establishing bfing
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MrsHerculePoirot · 10/04/2014 17:29
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