Just looking for some advice and support!
I ebf my 16 week old daughter and she won't take a bottle. I've ordered another bottle to try but it won't be here for a week.
Anyway, I have kidney stones at the moment and am in pain. At any point the pain could get worse and I will have to go to a&e and be admitted for stronger pain relief. Waiting on my urologist appointment and treatment plan.
I've spoken to countless professionals about this and basically, I can take baby with me, so long as there is a side room available but I run the risk of her picking up an infection.
I called the breast feeding network line and she said baby should be fine as long as nobody touches her and that I can take most pain relief, even morphine, and continue breastfeeding.
I don't have any family here to help and neither does my partner as both sides live abroad. If I was to be hospitalised and baby stayed home, he would have to care for her and our toddler alone with no help and would really struggle, especially at night time as he wakes for NOTHING. He would sleep through her waking and crying at night that's for sure.
In regards to feeding if I wasn't here, I only have 6 little bags of milk in the freezer of about 2-3oz each and I am unable to express much. As she won't take a bottle, my partner would have to syringe or spoon this into her mouth. He doesn't have much patience, especially at night. If she woke 3 times in one night and he had to syringe...it would be a nightmare.
So....clearly, her coming with me is the best option. I just fear that no side room will be available and they will refuse.
Also, if I suddenly get lots of pain and have to call an ambulance, do I take her with me straight away?
This is such a MASSIVE worry for me.
I LOVE breastfeeding, it's the best thing I've ever done and I will be devastated to stop. My son wouldn't breastfeed and had lots of feeding problems with formula and is covered in eczema which doctors tell me wouldn't be as bad if he had been breastfed. He was always low weight too and my baby now is thriving in every way.
What would you do I feel so alone with this :(
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Daisyandbabies · 27/11/2014 08:15
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