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Hi, so now Sam's on formula, partly because of his weight loss, we started him on SMA Gold but he was throwing up about half of each feed so I was advised to switch to SMA Staydown which has stayed down but now we have the problem of constipation. He hasn't done that many poos at all since he...

I think you can get DVDs on it- have a look on Amazon, I'm sure KateQPR had been using one...? I just tried to practice letting every muscle in my body go floppy all at once as you breathe out. I do this with injections etc too as it's supposed not to hurt as much if you're relaxed. It's really...

Big hug :hug: I hate hospital too and that patientline thing really did my head in- why can't they have proper keyboards? Do hope they'll let you home before your section :hug: +++

Wow that's good going! Long may it continue! Hope Sammy is reading this and taking notes! +++

Thanks guys :hug: Wish I didn't feel so guilty about it but there you go! I've got mastitus now to top it off but I have drugs so that's being fixed. Sammy looks happier today but I'm still waiting for the poo to end all poos! +++

Hi, well the midwife came and he's gone up from 6lb 4 to 6 lb 11 in 3 days. In the last 24 hrs he has taken more formula than breast by his own choice (just not feeding and falling asleep while on me) and today he has been so much more alert and perky than he has been. The thing is that this is...

Hi, well in the last 48 hrs I've been feeding him at least every 3 hrs- sometimes more like 2 1/2 and he's still taking the top up formula at the rate of about 1-2oz per feed (though he has thrown a bit of this up this afternoon but that could have been me manhandling him when I was winding him...

Well he seems to be only wanting the top up when he's been on my left breast for a feed before. To be honest I've felt that they're different for a few days as I can see the milk on the other side but on the left I never have and he doesn't seem to feed so well. So, I'm still feeding him every 3...

Thanks Mildly for the mixed feeding advice, that's really helpful. After his half hour feed and 2oz formula he has just had another 30 mins good feed as far as I could tell on the boob and has still taken 1oz formula, still couldn't express anything although that said I'm pretty stressed right...

I've been trying more frequent feeds today (2 1/2 hrs onwards) but he's not interested. He's not awake lots- probably only a few hrs and not much at all today although possibly I'm now extra paranoid. Breathing, temp etc fine. I've had him in bed with me at nights, not quite skin to skin but...

Hi, well I thought it was all going really well until they weighed Sam today and he's still losing weight :(. He had lost 8% on day 5 but now it's day 8 and he's lost 10% so they have told me express at the end of each feed and offer it to him and perhaps top up with a small amount of formula...

Wow Jane, he's so cute. My mum called me Darth Vader too! God I love that stuff. So glad that everything was smooth for you :hug: :hug: :hug: +++

Good luck! +++

Wow! Good luck hun! You're nearly there! :hug: :hug: :hug: +++

Hooray you're home! Hope it's all going well hun. Can't believe that we were in labour at the same time having both got the same due date of two weeks later! Huge hugs :hug: :hug: :hug: +++

Samuel Christopher born 11th Feb 7lb 2 oz +++

Hi, thanks for all the well wishes etc and thanks to Urchin for being my text buddy. Here are some photos of Sammy. I can't believe how much calmer I am this time around! Apart from being tired and having ankles like tree trunks I'm fine, no stitches or tearing at all which seems fairly...

Hi, I totally get where you're coming from hun, in fact I'm there right now day 3 trying again. My first time I think I was so stressed out and tired that my body just never got itself in order in time and I was so sore from being poked in hospital that by day 6 I had mastitus and was in so...

samuel christopher arrived 10.44pm, 7lbs 1, 5rs labour once it started properly. hooray! xxx

its the keyboard! so pants. no one has said about rest of waters so i'll ask, thanks! +++