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wishingonastar · Aug 8th, 2009, 13:45 PM

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Originally Posted by whitelilly

my nipple looks like it is becoming infected again

i think i am going to switch to formula... shame tho as he was doing so well. was 9lb 2oz yesterday!!!!!!!! xx

aww hun i'm sorry you're having big probs

if i get mastitis between now and me 'enjoying' BFing then i can see me making the switch too! i'm having a tough enough time with just normal cracked nipples

whitelilly · Aug 8th, 2009, 14:23 PM

it's not so much cracked nipples as an open wound! it was healing too and then i expressed and it opened again!!! i am torn between wanting to continue bf'ing for Harris' sake but at the same time I am becoming miserable! xx

Elliebank · Aug 8th, 2009, 14:35 PM

Please can you add me - Katie Mai born 30.7.09, 7lb 9oz.

Katie is also sick quite a lot - sometimes dribbly sick, sometimes projectile. Gonna mention it to my m/w.

wishingonastar · Aug 8th, 2009, 16:44 PM

whitelilly - hmm...well the girls on the BFing board seem to say it should heal up quite soon so if you can get through this time it should be ok soon, but like you say you have to do whats best and thats a happy mum and baby not one or the other...

maybe you could give yourself a little goal, e.g. one or two more weeks and if things definately haven't improved enough then you could reassess?

whitelilly · Aug 8th, 2009, 17:00 PM

yeah think that's what i will do- 2 more weeks and reassess. Have substituted his 10pm feed for formula tho to give my (.)(.)s a rest!!! xx

maybethistime · Aug 9th, 2009, 05:47 AM

aw wl sorry ur having a hard time of it, but I think harris would rather a happy mummy with a bottle rather than a sad one that bf dont want to get ya self down but combine feeding could work say bf in moring when ya kinda refreshed and give the bottle 2 stuart at night.

me mum told me I should tr her with expressed milk from a bottle which i will do but i dont see the rush if u ask me I had a lay in till 10 this morning merv was just putting her on me boob and taking her off when she finished god i love the weekends.
everyone keeps telling me 2 give her water its doing my head in lol should i or shouldnt I?

We went to the in laws yesterday and took her round to see our auntie she was holding her and aaliyah started crying so as I took her for a cuddle the next min i no she farted and I felt this warm sensation on me leg she pooed all over me lol couldnt believe it it went on me aunties carpet as well soo embarrising she was ok tho

Sarah+ · Aug 9th, 2009, 06:13 AM

Ah, a breast vs bottle discussion. I've been thinking a lot about this.

I am bstfeeding.... but if I'm honest, I don't enjoy it as while it's not really painful anymore, it is still uncomfortable and it takes an hour every three hours, so I feel a bit trapped a home. Max often fights a bit too, legs and arms everywhere etc. I fed today in a baby shop feeding room, and he vomited all over the floor! Hong Kong is so not set up for breastfeeding as hardly anyone does it, so you really have to search for spots.

I feel I should continue because of all the reported benifits (e.g. better immunity, higher IQ etc.) but then I think about all the perfectly healthy bottle fed bubs.... and it would be so much easier.

Now I'm thinking about the possibility of combining the two, kinda having it both ways e.g. breastfeeding in the mornings and evenings and bottle in the day while out and middle of the night. Any opinions or info on this combo method? Advantages/disadvantages?

bye xx

maybethistime · Aug 9th, 2009, 06:16 AM

i think its an option sarah i think ita down 2 wat u think is best for u both and bugger wat every one else thinks xx

geogem · Aug 9th, 2009, 10:36 AM

Hi girls - well I want to say I combined breast ad bottle for a couplemof weeks as I wasnt producing enough and it orked fine - I also expressed extra during the day to try and get my milk supply up but unfortunately it didnt work and at 4 weeks I had totally dried up!! not that this is a problem as he has taken very well to formula and I was getting very frustrated by the whole thing!! was getting tired, grumpy and on the whole not very good but now I feel like a new woman!! In all fairness tho I think I did well managing for a month - I only managed 2 weeks with my first!!

Dont let it make you feel guilty girls if you cant manage it any longer, they have got the most important bit now - those first 2 weeks are the most crucial!!

Anyway - doing well, have had implant put in now so no more babies for me!! kinda sad really but need to be sensible!!

maybethistime · Aug 9th, 2009, 10:54 AM

glad all is well with u gem all ok my end found out me hubby is a saint he is ace with aaliyah i get lay ins thought i was a thing of the past lol then we had one 2gether

Aug 8th, 2009, 14:23 PM	#42
whitelilly Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: UK Posts: 1,253	it's not so much cracked nipples as an open wound! it was healing too and then i expressed and it opened again!!! i am torn between wanting to continue bf'ing for Harris' sake but at the same time I am becoming miserable! xx

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Aug 8th, 2009, 14:35 PM	#43
Elliebank Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: North West England Posts: 15,146	Please can you add me - Katie Mai born 30.7.09, 7lb 9oz. Katie is also sick quite a lot - sometimes dribbly sick, sometimes projectile. Gonna mention it to my m/w.

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Aug 8th, 2009, 16:44 PM	#44
wishingonastar Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: England Posts: 7,805	whitelilly - hmm...well the girls on the BFing board seem to say it should heal up quite soon so if you can get through this time it should be ok soon, but like you say you have to do whats best and thats a happy mum and baby not one or the other... maybe you could give yourself a little goal, e.g. one or two more weeks and if things definately haven't improved enough then you could reassess?

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Aug 8th, 2009, 17:00 PM	#45
whitelilly Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: UK Posts: 1,253	yeah think that's what i will do- 2 more weeks and reassess. Have substituted his 10pm feed for formula tho to give my (.)(.)s a rest!!! xx

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Aug 9th, 2009, 05:47 AM	#46
maybethistime Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: bolton Posts: 2,105	aw wl sorry ur having a hard time of it, but I think harris would rather a happy mummy with a bottle rather than a sad one that bf dont want to get ya self down but combine feeding could work say bf in moring when ya kinda refreshed and give the bottle 2 stuart at night. me mum told me I should tr her with expressed milk from a bottle which i will do but i dont see the rush if u ask me I had a lay in till 10 this morning merv was just putting her on me boob and taking her off when she finished god i love the weekends. everyone keeps telling me 2 give her water its doing my head in lol should i or shouldnt I? We went to the in laws yesterday and took her round to see our auntie she was holding her and aaliyah started crying so as I took her for a cuddle the next min i no she farted and I felt this warm sensation on me leg she pooed all over me lol couldnt believe it it went on me aunties carpet as well soo embarrising she was ok tho

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Aug 9th, 2009, 06:13 AM	#47
Sarah+ Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,134	Ah, a breast vs bottle discussion. I've been thinking a lot about this. I am bstfeeding.... but if I'm honest, I don't enjoy it as while it's not really painful anymore, it is still uncomfortable and it takes an hour every three hours, so I feel a bit trapped a home. Max often fights a bit too, legs and arms everywhere etc. I fed today in a baby shop feeding room, and he vomited all over the floor! Hong Kong is so not set up for breastfeeding as hardly anyone does it, so you really have to search for spots. I feel I should continue because of all the reported benifits (e.g. better immunity, higher IQ etc.) but then I think about all the perfectly healthy bottle fed bubs.... and it would be so much easier. Now I'm thinking about the possibility of combining the two, kinda having it both ways e.g. breastfeeding in the mornings and evenings and bottle in the day while out and middle of the night. Any opinions or info on this combo method? Advantages/disadvantages? bye xx

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Aug 9th, 2009, 06:16 AM	#48
maybethistime Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: bolton Posts: 2,105	i think its an option sarah i think ita down 2 wat u think is best for u both and bugger wat every one else thinks xx

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Aug 9th, 2009, 10:36 AM	#49
geogem Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: immingham, uk Posts: 1,586	Hi girls - well I want to say I combined breast ad bottle for a couplemof weeks as I wasnt producing enough and it orked fine - I also expressed extra during the day to try and get my milk supply up but unfortunately it didnt work and at 4 weeks I had totally dried up!! not that this is a problem as he has taken very well to formula and I was getting very frustrated by the whole thing!! was getting tired, grumpy and on the whole not very good but now I feel like a new woman!! In all fairness tho I think I did well managing for a month - I only managed 2 weeks with my first!! Dont let it make you feel guilty girls if you cant manage it any longer, they have got the most important bit now - those first 2 weeks are the most crucial!! Anyway - doing well, have had implant put in now so no more babies for me!! kinda sad really but need to be sensible!!

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Aug 9th, 2009, 10:54 AM	#50
maybethistime Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: bolton Posts: 2,105	glad all is well with u gem all ok my end found out me hubby is a saint he is ace with aaliyah i get lay ins thought i was a thing of the past lol then we had one 2gether

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