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advise needed for newborns health please!!

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mad4mybaby · 28/12/2008 08:16

when a doctor says 'if he goes off his feed bring him back in' exactly what do you class as off feed??

ds2 is 5 weeks old for a week has had blocked nose type thing. took to gp weds as he had awful cough and struggling to breathe. no temperature. gp said he has catarrh/mucus and justkeep doing what we were (steam etc) but if he got a fever or went off his feed take him back.well he fed at 11pm but only took 1oz, slept through till 7 where hes only taken 2oz and fallen asleep. this is first time hes slept through but has gone 6 hours at night before. he isnt yet in a routine apart from feeding roughly every 3 hours. i dont know what they class as off his feed. sometimes he'l only take 1oz and fall asleep so i dont know if this is him getting worse as hes ill or not. anyone?? he doesnt have a temp

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mad4mybaby · 29/12/2008 15:34

sorry, cant remember what the outcome of your other thread was about reflux? as i said before my ds1 had it very severely and was on meds till 1 and ds2 has silent reflux, on neocate milk and ranitadine that doesnt seem to help much, got appt with paed next monday,,

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lilLAURAfeelingontopform · 29/12/2008 15:40

oh i havnt seen anyone yet cause she seemed so much better but will be calling doc to make appt - her symptoms seem to change all the time its driving me mad one thing is for sure she isnt a happy bunny

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