Feier, that seems so obvious now you've said it. Though I'm not a fan of rugby ball. He seems to have too much leg for that. Re: the formula refusal, I'm not sure if it's the bottle or the formula he's refusing. He has taken these bottles before without a problem with ebm. I think it may be the strange taste/ texture of the formula, as any that drips into his mouth he just lets sit there and dribble out (or am I just hoping he doesn't like it ?).
Will look for the low-salt stock cubes, thanks.
Tigga - quite fancy being a fembot! Hope injections were not too traumatic.
Brett - I won't give him a bottle when he's hungry. At the moment I'm trying to give him as much breast milk as possible, and then offer formula when he's done with that, to see if he is actually still hungry. I imagine he would take it if he was hungry, but then I'd just be replacing breast with bottle, and I don't see the point of that.
DH still thinks that it could be down to not-nutritious enough milk Has anyone ever come across any research etc suggesting bm can sometimes be 'poor quality'. I blame a stupid HV for putting the idea in his mind. Yesterday he likened it to living on McDonalds - 'You'd feel full, but still end up malnourished'. I know he means well, and doesn't mean to say upsetting things, but I told him how hurtful such comments were.
Bicnod - I think it's to do with the relative spreadability of jam and cream. Quite easy to smoosh clotted cream evenly over a jammy scone, but hard to get an even layer of jam over an already creamed one. And as for dried fruit, I'd put it in everything! I have been told that In Devon it's cream/ jam and in Cornwall jam/ cream. Is that nonsense?
Ginger - I have a Medela Swing, an electric one. I really wouldn't ever get round to it if it was manual. If the pressure is up high enough, it does stay on of its own accord, and then I can go hands-free, but I like to have it as low as possible. The only time I've ever got a good amount in a reasonable time has been immediately after sorting a locked duct, when I've pumped to relieve the pressure! I do hope he's just holding out for yummy food. I am unreasonably excited about the prospect of him eating! He is so keen to get a hold on what I'm eating/ drinking and experiment with it! He is absolutely fascinated by mugs of tea - going to be his Mother's son
Auld - I don't believe I've been 54kg since I was about, ooh, 12! I actually haven't been weighed since, I think, 2002. It's best not to know. If the clothes are too tight, ease off on the biscuits for a few days, that's what I do.
Boff - Hurrah for weekend away! And had I not been feeding H at the time, I would actually have ROFL'd at quadruple armpit washing and face mask application! I hope it goes well for him.