Ebm feeding and pumps

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chloeb2002 · 05/04/2013 22:03

Ok ds is 23 days old. I have had big bf issues with him. Awaiting some speech therapy input to help his (rubbish) suck but carrying on with nipple shield and expressing. I have an Isis iq that's a few years old and I've never found batteries strong enough to run it out and about. Feeding rooms here in Aus don't have plugs. I am looking at getting a medela swing... Anyone used one out and about. I also find my nips get squashed in the Isis .. Better with a medela symphony so hoping the boob cup is he same..
Any idea how much ebm to offer? I currently allow him as much as he will take figuring that's what he would do at the breast and still hasn't re gained birth weight.

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JiltedJohnsJulie · 05/04/2013 22:10

chloe has he been checked for tongue tie. Sounds like it may be worth checking.

JiltedJohnsJulie · 05/04/2013 22:11

Have you tried hand expressing too?

shivs1974 · 05/04/2013 22:13

Hi, I fed DD1 by EBM exclusively as she wouldn't latch. Check out kellymom as there is a guide to how much EBM to give. Also there's an old thread called Expessing Clique back in 2005.
Lots of good advice on that.
Hope that helps

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chloeb2002 · 05/04/2013 23:34

Thanks... Yes been checked for a tongue tie. He has a square tongue that sits back in his mouth and doesn't roll just stays flat. No tie tho.

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JiltedJohnsJulie · 06/04/2013 09:37

Has he just been checked the once? It is notoriously easy to miss.

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