Went to visit my friend yesterday. Her dd is 3 weeks old. I am quite worried for my friend, her dd is suffering from colic and the situation is a bit difficult because her dp is disabled and cannot help. I have already written on the baby health topic concerning her dd's colic.
I am writing on this topic board because my friend is under considerable pressure from her dp and family concerning breastfeeding. She is currently breastfeeding and sometimes giving dd bottle, because of various breastfeeding problems. But my friend is determined to keep on breastfeeding and she is doing a fantastic job. But her dp keeps on going on about the fact that she doesn't have enough milk and wanting to weigh dd all the time. Their family also keeps on going on and on about the fact that she does not have enough milk and that it is not nutritious enough. They have put so much pressure on her that on Monday they are taking her to the doctors to analyze her breastmilk. She is distraught and the more stressed she is getting the more difficult she is finding breastfeeding. The pedeatrician also told them to wake their dd every 3hours to feed her and since doing this their dd is become increasingly irritable and is sleeping less and less. They, especially dp, are all stressing her also on the fact that her dd should have a routine at 3 weeks, which I was !
I feel terrible for her. I tried to give her as much help and info that I got from the leche league. But how can she tell her dp and family to back off. She is already fighting with her mother and sister. I don;t know whether I should speak to her dp, who is my dh's extremely good friend.
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samoa · 03/07/2011 07:26
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