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really need advise girls!!! my ds is almost 4mts - he is feeding exclusively on formula (since 2/3 weeks) for the first 8/10 weeks i could not fill him he just guzzuled it down - now for the last 3/4 weeks he will not feed???? He fights over every single bottle and after a lot of...

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hi everyone my ds is 6 weks tomorrow - he is 9lb 4, taking 7oz every 4 hrs and is fairly settled but a couple of q's i think the sleep might be more related to weight than age - so what weight was yor lo and how much food did the baby take before they sleep for 7/8 hrs at night finally...

is there anybody who could take the baby for an afternoon so you can catch up on some sleep?? everything looks so much worse when you're tired- things will settle again just remember to be kind to yourself :hug:

1st was 4 days early - 7lbs 2nd was 7 days early 6.8 3rd - elective csection 39weeks 6.4 4th ecs - 39 +1 7lbs

thanks for the replies - i know in my heart that the top ups are a bad idea :( - just wish i could manage it all :shock:

hi kylie - yep had bubs - a beautiful baby boy born by elective csection at 39 + 1day on 26th of sept. - he is thriving. His name is Oisin (pronunced Osheen) - all the other children have really welcomed him and he is extraordinary!!!

anyone any experience of taking prozac and bfeeding? Doc recommended i stop taking tablets when pregnant - i would like to take them now but know he will say to stop bfeeding - are there any alternatives to prozac???

my lo is almost 2 weeks old. I have been trying to bf him but with 3 other children i have resorted to 'topping' him up with formula after every bf - he does latch on well but he falls asleep despite all the tickles etc - he can be latched on and be semi feeding (sucking on and off) for almost...

every time i stand up i get a sharp stabbing pain - down below- what is it?? anybody got a clue?? I have checked my urine etc- no infection any ideas welcome thanks

fantastic news :D - hope all goes well

i would follow the other advice - go and get checked out - you need to be sure it isnt an infection

i have had 2 sections - 1 emergency/ 1 elective and will have another elective - that should tell you how i feel - they are grand - discomfort/tender but not PAIN - paracetamol was ample for the first few days - i was up and walking around as soon as the anesthetic wore off - most difficult was...

just to let everyone know - i'm back from hols - we went to italy and stayed at lake braccanio - just an hour north of rome - it was fab - weather was glorious but there was a great breeze off the lake - mangaed to see some sights in rome. Now all i have to focus on is the birth of lo -...

i bf my 1st for about 3/4 weeks - looking back i did do really well but i had no one to tell me one way or another or to reassure me that feeding would settle etc - also i had a 3rd degree and was on lots of anti-biotics and in pain - anyway i stopped - i didnt try with my second. i flirted...