sometimes the NHS isn't at all bad

[Guest guest]

Sometime ago I posted about breastfeeding and not gaining weight. Thanks for

your thoughts.

Well the little darling ? continued to weigh 10 lb 2 for weeks until my

health visitor got the Dr to refer her to the hospital. This was wed. pm

Thursday p.m. I get a phone call can I go Friday p.m..

Chatted to very nice consultant for best part of hour and a half.

He couldn't find anything wrong with her. She just seems not to get enough

calories despite breastfeeding all day!

He and one of the nurses from the ward try giving her a bottle, no way (I've

tried telling my GP this).

So, back to solids ( she's 18 weeks) and as much breast milk as mum can

manage.

Perhaps, not a lot of progress in one way but lovely both to have an expert

confirm that she's tiny, but perfectly well and not to think I'm useless

when I say she won't touch a bottle.

Every one I've spoken to who breast feed exclusively for several months

thought it perfectly normal that she looked at a bottle and screamed, but my

GP was convinced I could just give her 4 bottles a day and everything would

be wonderful - so much for supporting BF.

Sue Hutchinson, Mum to 30/01/98 and Isobel (HB) 23/02/01

[Guest guest]

Glad you got the reassurance you needed Sue everything is fine.

Todman

Treasurer, Stansted Branch (R5)

Mum to , 3½

> Chatted to very nice consultant for best part of hour and a half.

> He couldn't find anything wrong with her. She just seems not to get

enough

> calories despite breastfeeding all day!

[Guest guest]

Sue

that is good news. I have a friend who felt she was pushed into giving up

breastfeeding with her oldest when she was not putting on any weight over 2

months. and then when she had " given in " and was only doing 2 feeds a day her

milk supply seemed to dry up and she stopped completely and baby went onto

bottles.. just at this moment her mother " remembered " that she had done the same

herself with the no weight gain for 2.5 months.. So with daughter number 2 she

stood her ground and continued breastfeeding and after 3 months dd2 started

putting on weight again.. sometimes they just don't want to do what we want

them to ;o)

Lonnie Phoebe & Eloisa's mama

& expecting a Christmas delivery...

My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what you

start.

So far today, I have finished 2 bags of chips and a Chocolate cake.

I feel better already.

[Guest guest]

Sue

that is good news. I have a friend who felt she was pushed into giving up

breastfeeding with her oldest when she was not putting on any weight over 2

months. and then when she had " given in " and was only doing 2 feeds a day her

milk supply seemed to dry up and she stopped completely and baby went onto

bottles.. just at this moment her mother " remembered " that she had done the same

herself with the no weight gain for 2.5 months.. So with daughter number 2 she

stood her ground and continued breastfeeding and after 3 months dd2 started

putting on weight again.. sometimes they just don't want to do what we want

them to ;o)

Lonnie Phoebe & Eloisa's mama

& expecting a Christmas delivery...

My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what you

start.

So far today, I have finished 2 bags of chips and a Chocolate cake.

I feel better already.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 19/07/01 10:48:15 GMT Daylight Time,

nct-coffee writes:

>

> Sometime ago I posted about breastfeeding and not gaining weight. Thanks for

> your thoughts.

> Well the little darling ? continued to weigh 10 lb 2 for weeks until my

> health visitor got the Dr to refer her to the hospital. This was wed. pm

> Thursday p.m. I get a phone call can I go Friday p.m..

> Chatted to very nice consultant for best part of hour and a half.

> He couldn't find anything wrong with her. She just seems not to get enough

> calories despite breastfeeding all day!

> He and one of the nurses from the ward try giving her a bottle, no way (I've

> tried telling my GP this).

> So, back to solids ( she's 18 weeks) and as much breast milk as mum can

> manage.

> Perhaps, not a lot of progress in one way but lovely both to have an expert

> confirm that she's tiny, but perfectly well and not to think I'm useless

> when I say she won't touch a bottle.

> Every one I've spoken to who breast feed exclusively for several months

> thought it perfectly normal that she looked at a bottle and screamed, but my

> GP was convinced I could just give her 4 bottles a day and everything would

> be wonderful - so much for supporting BF.

>

> Sue Hutchinson, Mum to 30/01/98 and Isobel (HB) 23/02/01

I think I must have missed this thread but this sounds so like my DD1 (2nd

baby). She weighed 7lb 4 oz at birth but only weighed 18lbs on her first

birthday. She only put on an ounce or 2 a week at times (although never

actually lost weight). She was exclusively breastfed until 8mnths because she

refused solids till then and wouldn't touch a bottle or dummy of any

kind.(thumbsucker in utero on USS and still doing it now at 16 when tired)

She would drink from a spouted cup at 3mnths old.

never ill and nothing ever found to be wrong with her

Donna

Mum to (17)

Kimberley(16), Kayleigh(14),

(11), Kara (4) [homebirth at last]