Hi all, I'm worried about my DDs weight gain. She was born by EMCS as she was breech and my waters went at 37+3 weeks. She was a big baby at 9lb 1oz! I latched her on no problems in recovery and with MW support I thought I was getting it. She had 3 glucose tests all within normal range. Then at 1am on day 3 (going into day 3 from day 2 I mean) the doctor thought she was jittery, I couldn't see it myself but agreed to a glucose test and it was 2.4 and I think 2.6 is normal. The mw told me that the doctor had decided DD had to have 40ml formula every few hours after a bf. I was to pump at the same time (literally nothing came out it was humiliating). I was extremely upset and felt like a child being told off. I am intending to put in a complaint (not about the formula more about not having issues properly discussed with me).
Anyway she had 3 top ups and the next day she had a normal glucose test and I managed to latch her on myself and we escaped the hospital when they said I could leave. That night at home I couldn't settle her but they'd told me she should only feed every 3 hours and I didn't realise she was still hungry so DH gave in and went to 24/7 Asda for formula. She had 10ml via cup and seemed ok. I thought it was that my milk/colostrum wasn't good enough going on what they'd said at the hospital. I think I should have just fed and fed her.
The next day the MW came to visit and DD had lost 7% so I was told to just keep going feeding. She was jaundice on that day. By day 8 I think it was she'd gone up to whatever worked out at a 5% loss since birth and MW said everything was well so just to keep going. By day 14 she'd gone up to 8lb 14oz and was jaundice still so we were sent off to the hospital. The hospital doctor thinks it's breast milk jaundice but did further tests and her bilirubin was up so we had to go back today (4 weeks + 2) her "yellow'' has gone down but lots more tests done. However she was weighed and was at 8lb 15oz so only put 1 oz on since 2 weeks ago. I am gutted, why has she not put more on? HV and MW have all ok'd my latch and at 3 weeks she started cluster feeding so I've fed her loads on Saturday I did 5pm -11pm! The doctor said she wasn't concerned as DD was so big at birth and is still 50th centile.
We get plenty of wet & dirty nappies.
What is worrying me that my breasts don't feel any different. I've seen the milk round DDs mouth so I know it's there and on the odd time she's sick but I have no feeling of my boobs being heavier, they are already big (34jj normally) I had a thing on the weekend when my right nipple went flat and the skin felt thick, there was no pain but google seemed to say it was engorgement. It went away after DD fed that day. I don't know what it was. I get a chompy pain when she latches but it stops and I don't get any other pain, I get the odd blister but lanisoh clears it up.
I feel like I'm extremely disheartened now after just 1oz with all that feeding. I'm thinking of doing 1 formula bottle a day but how much and when do I do it? I'd like to express but I don't know when to do it so I'm nervous in case I do it at the wrong time. I've just got 0 confidence in my abilities to feed and I'm worried I'm letting my daughter down. My Mum's telling me I am feeding too long blah blah... My DH is worried sick about me now. I am finding it all so tiring and relentlessness and I've had 2 silent migraines this week which I've never had before. I'm close to throwing in the towel and I was so keen on bf I just can't enjoy it with this worry. Help!
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furryleopard · 30/10/2014 00:12
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