MSE Newborn to 1 year Baby Club 1

koalamummy

Thank you ladies I cant put my response coherently just now until I deal with the emotions but thank you so much for listening and not dismissing my ramblings.

koalamummy

Kira are you feeling any better yourself yet regarding tummy bug?

Kira000

That's what this place is here for KM

Thanks for asking after me. Seems i had a 4day norovirus tailed off yesterday at last. Managed to keep 100% bf throughout which was hard cos wasn't able to really eat or drink much. Unfortunately, LO started what i think is a growth spurt yesterday, and fed literally non stop from 3pm refusing to do more than cat nap on my lap for 10mins and grizzling with over tiredness till she finally dropped off at 1am. She is asleep now, been down 4.5hrs. I don't usually let her go more than 4hrs without a feed due to our feeding scare with her in back in hospital, but she had so little sleep yesterday i am thinking to let her sleep till she wakes naturally. She was weeing loads yesterday so well hydrated. Do you think that will be ok!?(4 weeks old and 11lb ish)

Wonder_Womble

janninew wrote: »

I'm breastfeeding Poppy but I know the hospital recommend NUK teats , I think these are only available from Boots. Another lady I know on the SCBU bought Tommee Tippe bottles and the Nurses said they cause terrible wind and colic. I'm not an expert as I've never used a bottle, but that's what I've heard!

My LO will only take NUK latex teats. We had bought Tommee Tippee before she was born and she wouldn't take them. We have tried Dr Browns, which every time she drank from it she vomited profusely afterwards. Avent, she couldn't get a good latch on and ended up with milk every where but in her mouth. She doesn't like the NUK silicone teats either, so we buy the bottles at Boots (which have silicone teats) and order the latex teats online. The latex are much softer. We have spent a small fortune on bottles and teats. Oh and a new steriliser as the one I had wouldn't fit the larger NUK bottles, but at least we have a system that works for LO

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kira let them sleep,l like you said well hydrated, regular wet nappies, its fine. koalamummy oh my big hugs to you, hope everything will be ok.
gilly how old is littlen now, sorry im useless at remembering. samuel had the gripe water at 3 weeks, he needed it

Lirin

Glad you're better Kira

Koalamummy, stop beating yourself up because you made a positive out of a negative. It's how you cope! That's great news about your daughter. I really hope your son is alright, will be thinking about you. Good luck for today.

chucknorris69

Thinking about you Koala, hope everything ok.

On the subject of bottles my lo was on tomee t bottles and then decided she no longer liked them and so am now using breastflow ones which are fab as it mimics being on the breast which is comforting and means they dont gulp as much.

jenjade

can anyone recommend a hand breast pump? love my medela swing but the whole batteries thing is a nightmare, we use tommee tipee bottles. anyone got a tommee tippee pump? any good?

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ive used avent manuel with all mine and never hd a problem but tried the eelctric one this time and fount it sooo much better and easier.

samuel got a casting auditiont coming up for mini boden/baby boden catalouge, fingers crossed he gets it, not for a week yet though, will let you know how it goes. x

have finaly managed to add a couple of pics on the fcebook group cause i fount some on an old email i sent, see i didnt make samuel up he is real lol cant wait to get my old computer fixed.

Sammy_Girl

Hugs Koala - sounds like a rough day. I hope your kids are feeling better today. And no, you are certainly not sick in finding a positive in a negative x