Recent content by Bubalu

I agree with Beanie. I am just starting BLW...it's great fun. Sweatpea loves mealtimes. Anyhow, from what I've read, the first 6 months of weaning is for practice only. It's best for baby to get most of their calories from milk and gradually transfer over to more from solids. So in the early...

I breastfeed but also have to top up with formula. I think breastfeeding is mainly empowering if you feel confident to feed wherever you are. I'd love to be completely free of bottles and sterilising. If you are out and run out of sterile bottles / milk you're stuck but if you're BFing then...

:hug: As someone who has had to give formula, I really do sympathise with you. I have low milk issues and so my LO wasn't gaining weight and was dehydrated. I cried a lot every time I gave formula. BUT there is light at the end of the tunnel. I used Breastflow bottles which make the baby suck...

I have the little lambs too..they are great! Do you have a preference for nappy liners - are the more material like ones better?

Thanks for your help Melanie and Bee...I guess I must have looked at a few sites that were out of stock first by coincidence :wall:

I'm trying to buy some disposable nappy liners but everywhere seems to be out of stock! Is there a global shortage? Does anyone know of a supplier that has some? Cheers, Lucy x

I know I shouldn't complain but I'm a bit worried. Eleanor usually doesn't sleep much in the day but sleeps through the night. for the last couple of days, she's slept most of the time...just waking to sleep and then falling to sleep again. When she's awake, she seems alert and gurgles / smiles...

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Hi Dannii, Here's a useful thread from the La Leche League forum from a mum that went back from formula to breast feeding. I'm trying to do the same thing myself. Eleanor was having 2/3 formula and now I'm down to 1/3 formula. It's possible if your nips are recovered from before it may be worth...

What an interesting thread....I have been reading it but as I've had LO attached most of the time, haven't had hands free to type. Here's my tuppence worth.... I breastfeed and supplement with formula so I have plenty of opinions given to me from both sides of the debate. Mostly folk are...

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: I could have written your post (apart from the inverted nipples bit). Eleanor got really dehydrated by 10 days (no nappy output) and was continuing to lose weight. The midwife was supportive of my breastfeeding but said that it was in the best...

Sorry your family are not supportive...I did give formula (I had to because Eleanor was dehydrated) and now I'm trying to cut it out again. I do get comments about whether it's worth it as it is taking all my time, will power, emotion and that really bugs me. Anyhow, the advice I was given is to...

You're doing great Dannii! :cheer: If you are producing tons of milk and Evie is not taking it, you may have an over supply problem...that is the flow of milk is too fast for Evie at the beginning so she pulls away. There are things you can do to help if this is a problem. See this website...

You'll probably want to express milk at some stage...say if you want to go out for a while and let OH feed her or if you want OH to have some bonding time too. A lot of mothers like to hand over the late evening feed to OH so they can get more sleep. If you are going back to work while breast...

Bubalu gave birth to her baby girl Eleanor Louise on 4th August 10:22 pm weighing 8lb 14oz