Hi ladies i hope some one out there can help me please, Harley has viral gastroenteritus (sp?) and has been vomiting for 24 hours now, well we just went to the emergancy gp and the horrid gp told me to stop bf for 24 hours and give 7oz of dhyoralite, she said o well u can express so i said no i can't i haven't been able to do so for a while so she said o well you have managed 9 months so that was good going.
I refuse to stop bf harley but i don't want him to be ill cause i refuse to stop for 24hrs, he hasn't fed properly for 24hrs now and i am starting to feel painful so i know another day or so will result in me proberly not bf again please give me advise, has your lo had this and if so did you continue to be? should i just stop ? i'm breaking my heart here and dh thinks i'm stupid so please someone out there have some advise or ideas what else i can give him.
Thankyou

hi hun sorry you are having a hard time. the only thing i can suggest is to stand in a warm shower and try to hand express. what kind of pump have you used i found i got nothing out of a hand pump but managd out of an electric pump. i managed to borrow one from our maternity hospital. let me know how you get on

Big hugs hun!! Have you tried hand expressing?? Even just to stimulate a letdown? Is he just point blank refusing to feed, poor littl mite xx

He will feed but just projectile vomit it all back up, i've tried habd expressing and also both electric and hand pump but to no avail i just can't get sod all i'm lucky if i can get a few drops my body knows what is harley and what is not.

Thankyou for your replies you make me feel not stupid.

she sounds a horrid woman!! I really dont know what to suggest, but have a big and one for mr h and i hope he gets better soon xxx

What's your GP doing suggesting you stop BFing???? Could there be a misunderstanding here? Breastfeeding is positively the best thing you could be doing for your poor baby. Here's the official line on the subject: http://www.patient.co.uk/health/Gast...n-Children.htm which absolutely recommends continuing to breastfeed!

There's lots of reasons for carrying on BFing. Your milk contains generic antibodies (IgA) which help your baby's immune system. Also your milk will contain specific antibodies tailored to the virus that the baby has been exposed to - regardless of how you feel, your body will supply the baby with these special antibodies. Your milk is probably one of the first drinks your baby will tolerate, and he may want lots of it as he gets better and regains his strength - although you may notice the impact on his nappies which might return to newborn style for a bit if he's on just BM for a bit. As well as these specific immunities and tailored nutrition, your milk will also be comforting and provide baby with a safe place to be as he recuperates.

Oh dear! Let us know how you get on.

Melanie

Could you not put the diorilyte ?sp in water... just asking because they gave it to my little brother when he was 2 months in water... just a small suggestion x