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It worked!!!!
Hey girls.I have been off for a while. Ihad some sex on tuesday night and some cramps started happening Woke up in a pool of liquid two hours later. Waters broke. Went in at 4 on wednesday morning. Gave birth 8:30 that evening and now home with a premature baby.
I was hoping for some advice. Cause she is premature she really needs to feed.She is just not responding to feeding. I was told by my mum to force feed her cause thats what she had to do with my brother that was born a little earlier as well. She was 6 weeks early. Can you believe that!!!!! I cant believe she is here!!
So could someone please help me.I have been made to feel really paranoid about LO and now I'm scared cause she is not responding well and not crying that there must be something wrong. Though last night when all the woman were snoring away I was left near to tears cause LO was crying for most of last night and I thought she was just being naughty as she was feeding all the time.Little did I know that she was just not getting enough of what she needed.Now I feel really bad and hoping that I can make up for allof that......
Help me please. And reassure me!!!
Tash + Genevieve
I was hoping for some advice. Cause she is premature she really needs to feed.She is just not responding to feeding. I was told by my mum to force feed her cause thats what she had to do with my brother that was born a little earlier as well. She was 6 weeks early. Can you believe that!!!!! I cant believe she is here!!
So could someone please help me.I have been made to feel really paranoid about LO and now I'm scared cause she is not responding well and not crying that there must be something wrong. Though last night when all the woman were snoring away I was left near to tears cause LO was crying for most of last night and I thought she was just being naughty as she was feeding all the time.Little did I know that she was just not getting enough of what she needed.Now I feel really bad and hoping that I can make up for allof that......
Help me please. And reassure me!!!
Tash + Genevieve
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I wouldnt try forcing her, I would ring the hospital or your midwife and get some advice to be on the safe side, I just cant believe your home so soon!! Sorry not much use but think you should definatley ring up hospital
Lou
Thanks for the calming words girls...Yeah zoey!!!can you believe it!!!I'm a mum already. And she looks nothing like me.Only her dad.!!!! And the birth was good as ever. I coped very well....
XXX
Hope you guys have a great Pregnancy further and I will keep coming back as I have made some great friends here!!
Tash
Your mum is kind of right actually. With premmies they do need encouraging to feed, so push the bf'ing as much as you can. I'm sure your m/w has explained to you what to look out for in terms of dehydration, so do that. You may be surprised at how much breast milk she's actually getting. Keep pushing it hon, I'm sure you'll feel like a feeding machine, but will be worth it in the long run.
Welcome little Genevieve!
Karenxx
I would take your lo back to the hosp as well if you are not happy and demand to be seen even just to reassure you.
Also when Kara was in hospital the policy was that a baby could not be discharged until they were 35 weeks so your baby should have been in at least a week.
Louise
If they still do this with a 36 weeks baby I just dont understand why they would release your daughter from the hospital so quick.
I would demand some answers from them to be honest.
Sorry rant over about hospitals. Congratulations on your bundle.
xxx
Has anyone else heard how little Genevieve is getting on?
Karenxx
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I was on the phone with hospital on Saturday night. And they seemed a little less disturbed. I will be on my way to edgware hospital tomorrow as queen charlotte seems to be not bothered about anything although giving me a numberto call24/7. I will be going to docs tomorrow morning very early to register my baby and get a GP view straight away. I live above a midwife as well and she had a look this afternoon and said she seems to be doing fine and checked her feeding and its picking up alot and she is waking more regularly for feeding.
Which was a good thing. but she too was taken back by the time we were released.
But dont worry guys. I will be at hospital tomorrow and will keep you updated as soon as I know whats going on.
Thank you for all the concern!!!!
Ciao
Glad to hear lo is doing much betterxx