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Lu_T

Hi India, re amounts of formula. Take a look at the back of your tin, there is a rough guide on there.

HOWEVER, these numbers are for an average baby (anybody know someone with one of those?!) so don't get too hung up on it.

I agree with everyone else, just feed on demand as much as she wants and if she's screaming and won't be settled top her up with a bit of formula. Bear in mind though that your breasts will never be empty while you're feeding her (although they will feel like that). Milk is produced on demand, so as long as she's sucking the milk should be flowing. Best to make sure she feeds off both sides though to stimulate your supply.

Good luck. I miss breast feeding so much but Imogen decided she'd rather have a bottle full-time once I went back to work ;(

I'm going away for 2 nights tonight - first time I've been away from her. Keep your fingers crossed I'm not a gibbering wreck by morning. I'm supposed to be tutoring PhD students in transferable skills!!

Lu T

Snaggles

Good luck Lu, it's hard leaving them, but you'll be fine xx

Becles

Charlotte would have been around 10½-11lb if I'd gone term :eek:

Hubby was a 10½lb baby, so they think she got big genes from him!

I bought her a swim suit this morning, so she can go to the swimming baths.

Good luck leaving baby Lu T. I'm sure it'll be fine.

I haven't left Charlotte at all, apart from popping out on quick errands between feeds. She point blank refuses to have a bottle, but I've got to admit I haven't really pushed her with one. Partly because I love breastfeeding and partly to use it as an excuse why I can't leave her with relatives

Js_Other_Half

We haven't left DS yet - he's always with one of us...

I know we'll have to work on that, but we don't have any relatives nearby.

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Snaggles, not only is he a Little Pickle, he is a Pickle Pants, Mr Poppy Pants when he has the farts, Little Man and often gets told to keep his nappy on when he's about to go into one!!!

Curious_George_2

Snaggles wrote: »

Oooh, I notice from your sig you have a scan tomorrow - hope you get to see lots of good close-ups of your baby!

we did thanks!
baby even gave us a wave

cant wait for the 4d jobby though... one month today!

Snaggles

Curious_George wrote: »

we did thanks!
baby even gave us a wave

cant wait for the 4d jobby though... one month today!

Ahhh...how lovely....I'm a little bit jealous lol!

Did you find out if it's a boy or girl?

Curious_George_2

they dont tell you here :rolleyes: thats a small part of the reason we are having a 4d
but during the scan OH and I both thought we saw boys bits!
will find out soon enough though

I just posted a scan pic in the pregnancy thread if your interested...

Snaggles

Oooh thanks, I'll go and have a look!

Snaggles

Your scan is really clear isn't it CG? Has s/he got her hand up by her face? I bet you can't wait for the 4d one, they're amazing (I didn't have one but have seen a few of them, and they're so clear). It's so exciting being pregnant...I really quite miss it. (Of course, having a new baby is lovely too lol!)