Omneo Comfort nappies!

[Ennypen]

Yes comfort will help with the wind etc.. it has reduced levels of hard to digest proteins and lactose.. but it is not lactose free.. so if your LO is intolerant to lactose while tiny colief may still help too... we used them both together..

I had a disasterous time with avent bottles and teats.. more milk came back out than stayed in... with Dr Browns the nipples are a lot softer so the LO can latch onto them better.

When I used to go out with William in the day and we needed to take a bottle I used a cool bag with ice packs.. in there the bottles were safe for several hours as they had the ice packs there to keep them cold enough. I then used to warm them when I needed them whilst out either in hot water or if places had a bottle warmer. If we were going somewhere where I doubted the availability of the hot water etc I would take a flask of boiling water and warm Wills bottle in its cup.

With night feeds - just get it out of the fridge and warm it as normal - in a bottle warmer or whatever - I use the microwave now Will is older! (40 seconds on full power for a 9oz Br Browns... give it a good shake to avoid hot spots - and microwave with no lid or anything on it!)

H xxx

[shanaz]

Hi lin

Does that mean if you have it out of the fridge but don't heat it you can leave it longer?  I'm not sure if the milk would be ok after an hour.

I presume you go & get the milk from the fridge at night & then heat it.

Shanaz

[Ennypen]

No - if the milk is out of the fridge you should use it within an hour - whether it has been heated or not..... stops the risk of bacteria etc multiplying in the milk.. bugs love milk!

If you have the bottle out of the fridge and put it into a cool bag with ice packs it will stay cold enough to be safe.

Yes - we came down to the fridge in the night to get the milk to heat.. then go back up and feed him.. We also had a tiny fridge upstairs in the beginning and a bottle warmer.. lazy we were lol...

Helen xx

[shanaz]

Thanks for that Helen, I'm glad my mind seems to be retaining some information correctly!

I see you are in Worcestershire - where abouts?  I'm in Bristol.

We start the Comfort formula at her next feed, probably around 4am so I hope she takes to it ok!

Sleep well

Shanaz

[Ennypen]

Remember to give it a good chance.. she may take a little while to get used to it.. persevere  - it will be worth it.

Be prepared for the foul nappies for a little while and the eggiest trumps you will ever smell lol.. but it all goes away in a couple of weeks and you will prob find a more settled baby as the box of powder suggests.

Good Luck.. if you need any more info about it shout.. I'd be interested to know how you are getting on so keep in touch!

Helen xx

P.S. I am in Redditch

[shanaz]

Hi Helen

I will persevere.  We gave her a bottle of it at 5am and she took 3 fl oz in about 6 mins!  She went back to sleep for about an hour between 5.30 - 6.30 and we fed her again at 7am but she wouldn't take more than about 1.5fl oz.  I'm hoping she will last til 10am so she doesn't go too much off routine.  Did your lo still regurgitate on it - she has puked a bit but it has been clear liquid instead of milky, I hope this is ok.  She seems contented in herself and we haven't been able to give her infacol as we've run out & I forgot to get some at Tescos yesterday so hopefully she will be ok.

I will keep you up to date and try & keep going with it for the next few weeks.

Cheers
Shanaz

[Miche]

Hi Shanaz 

I've got my fingers and toes crossed that this works for you both!!

I think all babies will 'spit up' at some time or other.  Luke does at least once a day.  Sometimes it is clear like Seren's this morning I guess and sometimes it is more milky (but this is normally when he has been overactive straight after - see previous post  ).

I think the main thing is though he is contented on it and doesn't seem to have any pain from wind/colic/gassy stomach or trumping etc.  Even when he does 'spit up' he isn't distressed by it.  I can honestly say that he does sleep better at night since he's been on it as well because before he was definately suffering from a gassy stomach and squirming around in pain, and he used to bring up alot more after a feed during the night from lying down - we had to raise the head of his cot so that it was on an incline.  This stopped once we switched as well though.  I've even put his cot back down flat this week and he is still absolutely fine at night (of course this might also be because his system is abit more maturer but at the end of the day he is still only 3 months).

Anyway, Take care and 'speak soon'

Michele x

[linfran]

If it's out of the fridge for an hour (heated or not) I wouldn't use it unless its been in a coolbag.

The coolbag I have (an Avent one) keeps stuff for four hours.

[shanaz]

Hi all

Well, she's had her 3rd bottle this morning and she guzzles it for about 10-15 mins & took 3 3/4 fl ozs and then didn't want anymore.  I'm hoping this is just her adjusting as she's had very little in her 2 feeds of the day (the other one was her 5am night feed).  I'm not worried about her sitting up as long as it's not all day every day like it has been.

Thanks re: the cool bag lin - I'll see if I can find one - can you put ice packs in it too?

Hope you are all well, I'm feeling optimistic about today, might even try & get out for a while (shock horror!  )

Take care
Shanaz

[Miche]

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[Ennypen]

Keep on going.. you are doing well!

Helen xx

[shanaz]

Hi guys

Well, today has been wonderful.  She has generally been pretty calm although I messed up her nap in the afternoon by going out (how dare I!) and she only slept for a short while.  She has taken to the formula well although she is bringing up a lot of clear liquid still, I'm hoping this will settle down, if not I will phone the C&G Careline and check it's ok. 

Hopefully tomorrow will be more of the same.  Hope things are good with you.

Shanaz

[linfran]

Shanaz, I've never tried putting ice packs in - it's quite a small bag with a thermal type lining in it (so you can heat up bottles before you put them in and it keeps them quite warm (which is what I use it for and my lo has no complaints!).  It holds two Avent bottles quite snuggly or one bottle and a couple of little Tommy Tippee containers with my ds's food.  It also has a front pocket which I store bonjela in for his gums.

[shanaz]

hi lin

Thanks for that, I had a look at them on a website and it says that they're made out of special material that means you don't have to add packs.

Cheers
Shanaz

[Miche]

Glad it's going good for you!!   

Take care

Michele x