Can I have some advice (and lots of hugs) please. We're moving to bottles

[*Nicola*]

Refusing feed 

This is awful.

[Deb_in_oz]

Hugs Nicola and lots of love and underrstanding - wish i could offer more 

[*Nicola*]

  I am sure one day this will be a distant memory! I am trying so hard to keep that in mind but it's getting increasingly difficult.

I have decided that I am NOT trying combination feeding.  There is just no way this little girl will happily switch between both breast and bottle.   

Thanks for keeping us in your thoughts 

[*Natasha*]

  Wish i could offer more

[~Faye~]

Oh Nic

I really feel so bad for you. Big {{hugs}} wish I had some advise, but you know where I am even if all you can do is cry love to you hun

[Mum of 3 + 2 stepkids]

Hi Nic, how you feeling? Did you try feeding her with the bottle or the syringe this morning?

Kate

[*Nicola*]

Spoke to HV, she spoke to ambulatory care in childrens ward.  They both said that I can keep trying for another day then if she won't take bottle I need to go back to breast as she obviously needs to feed and will take breast feeds. 

When I came off the phone she did drain 3/4oz of formula  Just latched on to bottle and sucked it right back like nothing was up    But then she was so sleepy (still) that she closed her eyes and wouldn't take more.  I think I'm going to try to DF her again during nap, but she always wakes and cries. Speaking to Natasha on MSN who is telling me that 3/4 oz is great but I just can't seem to see it as a success. 

Ladies, I am so torn    I desperately, desperately want her to eat.  I am just a bag of anxiety over this.  Issues with feeding of one sort or another seem to have been going on for weeks now and I'm so tired of it all.  Obviously if she won't take bottle I will go back to breast feeding.  I'd have no option and of course I don't want her to get poorly.  I am just so worried about the stressful feedings, and knowing that she'd prob never have a bottle  as I just couldn't go through this again.

Sorry for being so down.  I am trying to be pleased that she has taken a bottle this morning.  I AM pleased! It is another step forward. I just have to think that she STTN rather than missed her night feed, and had a bedtime and morning bottle    I'm going to keep syringing some milk to her to keep her going as the sleepiness and nappies are stressing the life out of me. 

Keep keeping everything crossed for us!!! Thanks ladies xx

[Samuel's mum]

Drink Callie drink vibes...

We're thinking of you...

She's really close to sippy cup time so don't panic that she'll never have bottles IF you have to go back to breast. Did they give you a minimum amount she has to take?

[*Nicola*]

No they didn't Emma.

What they said was to keep an eye on her nappies (which are really dry) and to call GP who will refer us to ambulatory care if we need to have her checked.

As an aside ... HOW is Josie 4 months old??!

[Mum of 3 + 2 stepkids]

Still with you babe, hang in there

[Samuel's mum]

4 months - I know!!

Hmmm. 'Keeping an eye' on nappies isn't exactly specific is it! I would sit down and set yourself some standards just so you don't end up second guessing yourself and going back and forth. e.g. if she takes less than 10oz before 8pm tonight I will bf (as a rough idea). I'm not saying that is necessarily a target you should have but if they aren't giving you anything concrete I think you have to do it.

[*Nicola*]

Ok that sounds like a plan.

Do you think I should keep syringing milk to her as well?  I can prob get a good couple of oz down at a time to tide her over but I know it's not ideal or sustainable as feeding method.

She'll sleep now until I have to get her up at 11 for nursery, then I'll go and get a 4 month cup thingy and try that if she doesn't take bottle at noon.  Which I am praying she will!

Thanks for keeping me together 

[~Faye~]

if she doesn't take bottle at noon.  Which I am praying she will!

Me too babe.

[Mum of 3 + 2 stepkids]

bottles crossed

[lisi's mum]

Thinking of you.