I went to a bf clinic at th hospital today to check that bf was still going ok as my ds who has been gaining along the 9th centile has recently slipped a bit below it.
he was 5 weeks prem.
the hv there was concerned that his birthweight was on the 75th centile, and 'we need to get him back up'.
she also said i should express after every feed + top up.
i am already feeding every 2 hours or so in the day, as many 'sides' and as long as he wants. i also have a 2 year old.
i should say for the 1st 3 weeks of his life i expressed every feed for him. my dh was here to help with dd while i expressed for the first 2 weeks, then we sent her to the child minder for a further week. my mother came to stay for nearly a month then to help while i transitioned from expressing to bf directly.
i am on my own with my dc now, and i just don't see how i can do this.
is there any chance at all that this growth is ok, and if not, how do i introduce formula so as to keep bf to some extent?
i am v happy that i have bf him this long, and am trying to put my feelings of sadness at maybe stopping aside to do the right thing for him.
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chibi · 11/09/2009 12:52
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