Hi guys, sorry to rush but have already tried posting once tonight (also in a hurry) but it didn't seem to work...
Can anyone tell me when its 'safe' (as in unlikely to cause problems with BF) to introduce bottles to DS2? I can't remember when I did it with DS1 but don't think it was this early (4 weeks on tues). I only want to do it to be able to give him his gaviscon, although I'm not really sure he still needs it....
He was kind of diagnosed with reflux as he had started projectile vomiting after breastfeeds, but not all feeds, but it seems to be calming down now and not really causing a problem....
He's doing really well in terms of weight gain, his red book has the new BF growth charts in and he's on the 75th centile according to them. I really must dig out DS1's book and compare his weight on the BF chart as he was always around the 25th. DS2 does seem like a chunkier monkey than DS1 though.
Tomorrow will be my first day alone with DS2, DS1 is still in nursery, we've got him going until I can drive again, although I'm hoping that will be soon.
The CS, despite being an emergency, went fantastically well and has been a totally different experience to first time around. My recovery has been so quick its unbelieveable. I did have an infection last time though and I wonder if perhaps that made me feel far worse than I gave credit for. I guess there's also the element of having to be better, for DS2 to get between wards at the hospital and for DS1, to give him the cuddles and playtime that he really needed after mum and dad disappeared unexpectedly for a week.
I'd best scoot for now, as I've got a few last jobs I want to do whilst DS2 is a) asleep and b) with DH.
Hope to be on more often now that all the visitors have actually gone - if anyone can do a round up for me, I'd really appreciate it?