Can I ask for your thoughts? No rush, I sure appreciate how time flies now! Vin was on a drip for three days to combat severe jaundice subsequent to induction for pre-eclampsia then I had to cup/NG feed him in SCBU for three days as well. All this on top of on demand breastfeeding, where my milk came in substantially at day 6 only. He is 12 days today and still getting between 40-100ml top up milupa aptimil by bottle everyday in one or two feeds.
His weight went from 7lb1oz at birth, down 10% during the 'yellow weekend' of jaundice and yesterday he was up to 7lb 8oz (yay! go momma's boobies!!). But given he has 8-10 BFs a day and some of those are clusters indicating he is training breasts to make more I just don't know when to try and express any yet to replace his formula with. Midwife says he has no nipple confusion and is fine carrying on like this indefinetely, but i do worry that he will be won over by the ease of the bottle. What do you think? Should i bother with expressing or get over my anxiety at not giving him all his food myself?
Many thanks in advance, xx
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merryberry · 19/07/2005 08:34
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