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Are you wanting to go onto bottle feeding ? If you do then, make the move, if you think she isn't getting enough from you. Of course breast is best, we all know it, we get it rammed down our throats often enough but its not for all of us for whatever reason. If you can't cope or aren't happy as you are then try the bottle and see how it goes,,,,,
Jo
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hi hun
big congrats to you! seen your posts a lot. i didnt breastfeed i bottle fed.
if you want to bottle feed then dont give yourself a hard time, feeding your baby is whatever is best for YOU despite what they say! you need to be happy and comfortable
with your choice. good luck to you hun, hugs xxx

hi..i know exactly what you mean beacause i wen through it with my little one who is now 12 weeks. she is my third but i never breastfed the other two cos they werent interested..im not sure what to suggest for the wind apart from infacol but that doesnt work for everyone, the not getting enough milk has always been my biggest worry, but if she is happy and content then they say she is probably getting enough...has she been weighed recently??also somebody said to me some babies like 'little and often' which could be the case?!?My little one goes a day or two without pooing and i was getting worried, maybe try some cooled boiled water see if that helps?!?When i started they said no longer than half an hour because then they arent feeding they are comfort sucking they said to me, leave her on for about 15-20mins, max half an hour then take her off, if she still seems hungry then put her on the other boob if she still doesnt settle maybe she isnt hungry and just wants comfort like a dummy or something, although mine wont take one either....i had the same problem as well with going out i dont quite know what to suggest, i just used to make sure we were all ready to go before i fed her then went out as soon as i had finished feeding her which gave me about 2 and a half hours roughly...it does get easier but no-one can say when...have you thought about expressing??although that in itself is time consuming...like the other two posts say dont give yourself a hard time about bottlefeeding, you have given her the best start in life....sorry if this doesnt help much take care x

is it true that when baby is just been born ur not allowed to give bolied water if ur breast feeding? my firend had her baby and thats wot the midwife told her x ive got ages yet as im only 15 weeks xxx

hi hun
congrats! i gave my 4 children a little as it helped with hiccups and wind, some say you dont need to, but each to their own., some times you have to go with your own instinct,
good luck with everything! hugs xxx

Hi there, your lil one sounds very similar to mine when she was born. Few things to try if you are still perserving with the boob. Feed her in just her nappy, something to do with the cold keeping her awake and feeding. Squeeze the muscle in her shoulder, not too hard but hard enough to get her sucking (recommended by my midwife and worked best for me). I used to do this a couple of times each feed if needed then took her off. She also fed almost every 90 mins during the day. I felt like a zombie, and housebound until I decided that I had to get on with it. Got myself some nursing tops from H&M and ther're great. Half time no-one even knows I'm feeding her. She had terrible wind, and apparently if with BF babies it can either go up or come down so long as it is comes out. I ended up giving mine Infacol as she was had colic. It worked for me and so did cooled boiled water (same as gripe water but so much easier to get baby to take). As for the nappies, breastfed babies can go up to 10 days without pooing so don't fret after a few days, scary I know. I went into panic mode the first few times my daughter went 5 days between dirty nappies. Now I try to make sure I drink OJ everyday which seems to do the trick and she goes fine most days.

hi you feel the same as i did with my first baby stressed out but with my second i realised this time goes so fast so just enjoy it and do it anywhere and everywhere ,just take a scarf everywhere with you. Feed whenever baby wants to how does every hour sound ,it does get easier and faster.A good tip from health visitor and increased weight gain for my baby was to slightly tilt babys body so head is lower than feet a gravity thing i think!! For me it was the most special thing i have ever done and my advice is percevere .GOOD LUCK xx

hi again ,the pooing problem my baby use to go once a week scary i know but they digest about 80% of breast milk. I felt so guilty for my older little boy whilst bf and spent as much time as poss with him when baby slept and to see them together now they are best friends .I found infacol was good for wind this confused me because i was told bf babys didnt suffer with colic but both of mine did ! take care x

Going three hours between feeds at two weeks old is pretty good going. Hang on in there, you're doing fine.
Infacol worked really well for my daughter, I tried all different types. Maybe your lo has colic, which is why she is so unsettled. She may well be comfort sucking, it is difficult to tell. If your getting plenty of wet nappies and she is putting on weight, she is getting enough milk. Don't give up yet, these early weeks are so hard especially with your son about. Good luck xxx

infacol and gripe water were good for my daughter.she could wind easily but always had some trapped.she fed quite often inthe day and once or twice in the night.i expressed after 8 weeks so she was on the breast at home but bottle fed breast milk when we out.made life easier and meant daddy could feed her.plan to do the same with mylittle boy.its not for everyone but worth a try