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Quick post battery going. Bf 5mo not keeping anything down. Told not to bf

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CheeseEnforcementAgency · 17/03/2011 20:10

but give diarlytes. She doesn't take bottle only just started doidy cup. I don't think stopping feeding is right but need advice

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CheeseEnforcementAgency · 17/03/2011 20:10

Will chck when I get home

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everythingchangeseverything · 17/03/2011 20:11

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RitaMorgan · 17/03/2011 20:12

No, you should keep feeding. Is she dehydrated? Who told you to stop breastfeeding?

LoopyLoopsChupaChups · 17/03/2011 20:12

Keep feeding. If she will take diar. too, great, but keep offering breast too, it is more likely to be accepted and should help.

4FoxAche · 17/03/2011 20:12

When my ds2 caught D&V off his brother a couple days ago, the gp told me to BF him as much as he would take but to maybe cut dairy out of my diet for a couple days.

I'm not sure if it was right advice or not but it certainly helped.

mercibucket · 17/03/2011 20:13

that advice doesn't match the advice GPs are supposed to give - you can check out gpnotebook - bf babies should keep bf - it's the best thing for settling little tummies anyway

Iggly · 17/03/2011 20:13

Keep feeding. It's easy to digest and gentle on the stomach plus gives her comfort. If she's vomiting soon after feeding, maybe only feed for very short bursts very often - say every hour?

mercibucket · 17/03/2011 20:15

gpnotebook.co.uk/simplepage.cfm?ID=1926234119&linkID=72003&cook=no

for example this page

whydobirdssuddenlyappear · 17/03/2011 20:16

That advice is way outdated. You should def keep bf, as everyone else has said.
I'm still Angry that this was the advice my GP gave me when ds was tiny. He told me not to feed for 24 hours, just to give dioralyte. I managed 12 hours of hell before I gave in, then discovered afterwards that it'd all been totally unnecessary.

RightUpMyRue · 17/03/2011 20:16

There are very few instances when stopping breastfeeding is the best thing to do.

Keep feeding and offer the dioralyte stuff(but don't be surprised if she takes none of it and isn't keen on feeding).

bessie26 · 17/03/2011 20:23

when DD was little & had sickness bug, i was told to carry on bf. The nurse said that even if she sicked it up, she would still have absorbed some of it, which is better than nothing.

FannyFifer · 17/03/2011 20:27

Def ignore that advice and keep breastfeeding, little and often.

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CheeseEnforcementAgency · 17/03/2011 20:30

Ta, advice from gp. I doubt I could have not fed without leaving the house. On dh phone now & his battery going too. Been trying to get medical advice since 10:30 am

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JiltedJohnsJulie · 17/03/2011 20:56

Nope, this is completely wrong. The current advice is to keep giving milk whether you ff or bf.

Please ignore this advice and feed as often as LO wants too.

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CheeseEnforcementAgency · 17/03/2011 21:24

She's had some powder & water & crying unless laying down. Not asked for milk yet. Will try little & often but not always getting a choice about length of feeds!

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FrozenNorthPole · 17/03/2011 21:43

DD2 has just got over a vomiting-type bug. I would let her sleep lying on a pillow on my lap with her head pressed against my breast. She snacked on and off on the breast, and I think it comforted her to have the warmth of my body next to her cheek. She's 12 months old. You've been given horrible advice, I think. Am married to a GP and his advice has always been to just keep feeding. It's easy to digest, comforting, has valuable immune factors and doesn't require bottles / cups / syringe faffery. If she was dehydrated to the degree of needing more than breastmilk then she would need to be hospitalised.

DarrellRivers · 17/03/2011 21:45

You def should keep breast-feeding.
Am Shock at rubbish advice

AngelDog · 17/03/2011 22:11

What FrozenNorthPole said.

I was told to offer bf often when DS was sick.

Even if they bring it straight up, some of the goodness does get into them.

Hope it improves soon.

SeaShellsHasSandInHerShoes · 18/03/2011 02:37

:( offer both, express if you get engorged as she feeds so little. Hopefully will be feeling better tomorrow. They really have been awful to you today, you wait that long and get that awful advice. Angry for you.

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CheeseEnforcementAgency · 18/03/2011 06:19

She fed 3x last night between 11-6 which is less than usual. She was sick 3 hours after first & immediately after others

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CheeseEnforcementAgency · 18/03/2011 06:22

Oh & when dh was changing her after the sick she pooed all over & it was yellow at first before he got the green which is a bit better.

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SeaShellsHasSandInHerShoes · 18/03/2011 06:53

Hi cheese-good that she is pooing still, just be really vigilant regarding dehydration etc. 3hrs in tummy is plenty of time for goodness to be absorbed before she was sick again, so we need more of that!

Are you going to call your normal Gp this am?

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CheeseEnforcementAgency · 18/03/2011 07:06

She's had diaralyte again this am, not sure how much goes in rather than down her front but she kept asking for more. Approx 100ml been used. She's now begged for milk so wish us luck!

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CheeseEnforcementAgency · 18/03/2011 08:39

7am feed still down & she's asking again. Had some more diaralyte in-between toO

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tiktok · 18/03/2011 08:42

Cheese - please do feel brave enough to challenge your doctor who gave you this strange advice - it's really very unusual, and in some circumstances could create quite serious problems (mother stopping bf suddenly; baby not taking anything at all) and great distress. A baby relies on bf for comfort and connection with his/her mother, and needs it even more when feeling poorly :( :(

Think of the other mothers and babies you can help if you just ask him why he told you this, when your other researchers indicate the opposite :(

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