My baby story

[Northerner]

Bless you all, she is wonderful 🙂 Many congratulations, so pleased she is thriving 🙂

 

[newbs]

Congratulations! Sorry to hear the birth was so traumatic though. My youngest daughter was delivered by emergency caesarean and also wouldn't suckle, you shouldn't feel guilty about any of it - or worry about it, the formulas now are great too. So pleased that Imogen is home now (love her name) and hope you can relax and enjoy being a mummy now. Take care. 🙂

 

[Cate]

Congratulations my son was delivered by emergency CS and spent 5 weeks in NICU/SCBU with over 3 weeks being tube fed, I had to wait over 24 hours before I saw him. We did manage to breastfeed in the end, but mixed with expressed/formula milk so it is possible if you want to go down that route - well done for pumping and well done for taking her home so soon!

 

[Laura22]

We don't want to put her on formula whatsoever so I keep expressing for her. She also doesn't have dummies either. But she's doing fine. On her playmat at the moment and she was attemptibg to smile last night!

 

[PhoebeC]

We don't want to put her on formula whatsoever so I keep expressing for her. She also doesn't have dummies either. But she's doing fine. On her playmat at the moment and she was attemptibg to smile last night!

Wow shes fast, trying to smile already 🙂 xx

 

[Mark T]

We don't want to put her on formula whatsoever so I keep expressing for her. She also doesn't have dummies either. But she's doing fine. On her playmat at the moment and she was attemptibg to smile last night!

If you ever end up going to formula or using a dummy, don't feel guilty about it! It's just one of those parenting things that happens. You don't suddenly become a bad parent, just as you aren't a bad parent because Imogen ended up in a SCBU.

I wish you the best of luck in following what you want to do, but sometimes the baby has other ideas and it's not your fault. Society likes to give parents guilt trips over things which really are not that important compared with being a loving and caring parent.

 

[margie]

There can be any number of reasons why people use formula - so if you have to - try not to stress, for instance when my nephew was born his Mum started breast feeding but the hospital decided he wasn't getting enough nutirents so they suggested topping up with formula and he had vitamin drops too. They are in another European country - not sure how common the drops are here.

He loves his Dummy - he takes it out when he sees his food and then puts it back afterwards.

 

[PhoebeC]

Oh you might want to get a dummy just to be safe. I was 1000% agasint them, but then the colic hit.
They might not find their thumbs for a few months, some of them need the comfort. Just as they need cuddles.
But i get what your saying!

My aunt is breastfeeding and baby luke has a dummy. Hes just started weaning so shes put him on formula, give herself a break. Made no difference to him suckeling.

 

[Laura22]

We have dummies as a back up but hoping we never have to use them. She sucks the side of her hand and if she won't settle, we let her suckle on our finger but only for the few seconds she cries then take it out.

 

[Strawberrygirl]

Congratulations to you both, so glad she is home with you now and you can try to relax and enjoy her - make the most of every minute, they change so quick!

 

[smile4loubie]

Congratulations hunny =) Cant wait to meet her (and you n matt) in June xxxx

 

[lucy123]

Congratulations to all of you - love the name!

 

[Lizzzie]

Came to this very late but just wanted to add, CONGRATULATIONS. Sorry to hear you had such a dreadful time but that's a beautiful ending and she's lovely. Hope you are having a wonderful Easter weekend and enjoying your life together.