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Miffed, fed up and want a moan

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melliebobs · 19/09/2012 14:18

Dd is 6 months and bf (we've started weaning now)

The first 12 weeks she had reflux that due to the incompetence of gps wasnt diagnosed. She used to eat for 90mins throw up then eat for 90 mins throw up well u get the picture

Finally got that under control and I got thrush

Past 2 months I've been in pain when feeding her. Gp said there was nothing wrong. BFN support lady said there was nothing wrong with latch etc. back and forth to the gp and fed up of them saying nothing wrong so put up with it and just got used to it

Today I wake up with left boob double the size of rightie. Feels all bruised up to my neck and under my armpit and round my back and it's bright red and hot all over like I've been in te bath too long. Lovely trainee GP says its mastitis and given me antibiotics

I'm just so fed up. It's one thing after the other. And add into this dd still has me up 2-3 times a night and I'm supposed to be back at work soon :(

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rubyslippers · 19/09/2012 14:22

That does sound difficult

Mastitis does clear up with antibiotics so you should be feeling better soon

Pain when feeding isn't usual so I am sorry you have had to battle that

I applaud you for carrying on Smile

Night wakings are more common than people think at 6 months

One thing which really made a difference to my DD who was EBF was a dream feed

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melliebobs · 19/09/2012 14:26

I'm too stubborn to give up. And dd is possibly has dairy issues so it's not as simple as getting formula off the shelf

So how does dream feeding work?! It must be the only thing I haven't tried Smile I have a good idea that dd would wake up proper if I got her up to feed

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rubyslippers · 19/09/2012 14:28

With DD I used to keep the room dark and lift her up

She would latch on and feed - she barely used to make a peep or wake

10 min feed and back to sleep

nickeldaisical · 19/09/2012 14:33

i know how you feel (well, not all of it, but most of it)

dd is now full of cold and feeding her today is a right pain.
she wants it constantly, but can't cope with it because she can't breathe through her nose! so she's really grumpy and clingy and needy. :(

yes, we dream feed too.
it's when they're asleep and you feed them.

we co-sleep and she basically feeds through most of the night (normally without bothering me except last night with the blocked snuffly nose).
when i've had blocked ducts, she's sorted them (normally) by morning!

nickeldaisical · 19/09/2012 14:34

(and i do work every day. if it weren't for the cosleeping i wouldn't have survived)

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melliebobs · 19/09/2012 14:40

We don't cosleep. Cos of the reflux she was in her own bed quite early n feeding has to be quite upright otherwise it makes it worse. Feeding lying down just doesn't work for her Sad but I'll try dream feeding once she's shifted this snotty cold Smile

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PiggyMad · 19/09/2012 16:41

I have a gmo who also wakes at least twice in the niht. I really feel for you having to go back to work soon. We've tried dream feeding but it doesn't really make a difference to DD's routine. It may push back her wakening by an hour or so, but I really thought it would make more of a difference. I find co-sleeping works best for us, but understand that it wouldn't really work for you.
Fingers crossed for the dreamfeeding!

HappyAsASandboy · 19/09/2012 16:54

I can't advise on the night waking (my two year old twins are still frequent wakers), but I hope I can give you some reassurance about returning to work.

I am back at work and surviving on very little sleep. I have never been so busy in all my life! However, it isn't nearly as bad as I was dreading, because you're not taking on a job as well as everything else, you're trading 8/10/12/more hours of childcare for 8/10/more hours of working. It's not extra, it's instead of :)

TBH I find it much easier to go to work after a sleepless night than I do to stay at home. And my job is full on decision making, line management, project management, budget balancing stuff with a rediculous commute. Just goes to show how hard it is to stay at home Wink

mawbroon · 19/09/2012 19:39

Has anyone who knows what they are doing ever checked for tongue tie?

Reflux, thrush, mastitis, pain on feeding, allergies/intolerances, sleep problems. These can all be linked to tongue tie.

this is a good article and they are experts on tongue tie who offer a virtual service to help you identify if tt is present or not.

Many hcps are clueless about tt, so even if you have been told before that there is no tt, it is highly possible that they could be wrong.

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melliebobs · 20/09/2012 03:07

Hmm she's been checked for tongue tie several times n apart from my moans she doesn't show many of the symptoms. We're back at the hospital again on fri for her reflux (which paediatrician is linking to her very traumatic delivery) so I'll ask again to make sure Smile

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mawbroon · 20/09/2012 09:19

Don't know if you saw this thread but just to say that there's a good chance that your paed won't know much about tongue tie.

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