My DD was born at 32+1 due to my waters going. Thankfully she didn't need any breathing support and spent 3 weeks in SCBU prior to being discharged. I visited once a day, not as often as I would have liked due to recovering from an extremely unpleasant c-section, high blood pressure, reliance on my hubbie to get to the hospital and caring for my 21 month old DS. During her time in SCBU I tried her on the breast a few times and she appeared to have limited interest. Since bringing her home I have tried repeatedly, some days at every feed and some days barely at all as its so disheartening and both she and I get frustrated - I will admit, I'm not the most patient of people although I am very determined. When really hungry for her feed, she initially latches on well and sucks for a few seconds but then she either falls asleep and comes off or simply comes off the nipple and just can't seem to get back on, therefore becoming more frustrated so I give in and give her the bottle. I am expressing every 3-4 hours, in line with her frequency of feeding. My supply isn't great. I've been given domperidone to help boost my supply but haven't taken it yet as I'm keen to try all 'natural' ways to help first. She is now 8+3 actual, 4 days corrected. She is our last baby, so I really want to try everything to get BF established. I was unsuccessful with my DS so want to explore all possibilities before giving up. I'm determined not to beat myself up as I did with my DS, but know that breast milk is best, most especially for premies. If anyone can offer any advice, I really would value and appreciate it.
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Von1973 · 23/08/2015 04:02
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