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Don't worry at all, baby sleep patterns and needs are very diferent to 4m+,now is about the earliest you can expect a nap routine to appear, IMO!

Jamma, a pump can be good if your nipples need a break, you are getting overly engorged or a tiny baby won't latch and is very sleepy. Then IME it comes inti its own if you go back to work and want your baby to have breastmlk when you're away x

I think i'd agree with your interpretation

hopefully via local nct? http://www.nct.org.uk/shop/hire-services/breast-pump-hire

KM: have you tried bf in the bath? I have always found it the nicest place the days it all got too much.

Knomester Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Flucanazole isn't licensed for BF women as far as > I'm aware, but as I understand it, it is licensed > for babies and the amount that passes into your > breastmilk is less than the amount licensed to > give directly to babies. > > My GPs wouldn't prescribe the amounts needed at > first so I bought a flucanazole (oral thrush > tablet) over the counter as my loading dose until > I could get to see another GP. > Yes, I'm not saying it's not the right treatment, just that many GPS won't be knowledgeable! # Useful info here that can be printed out: http://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/pdfs/BfN_Thrush_leaflet_Feb_2009.pdf

I am not sure oral fluconazole is even licensed for use in bf women..... drs do prob need pressure put on them to prescribe. I had a staph aureus infection in one breast (mastitis) about a year ago which required weeks and weeks of antibiotics and attendance at Kings to have it drained. Def don't suffer in silence!

BM: i think they are being over zealous. Although your employer (like many in the public sector) has quite a generous policy for leave for sick dependents, it does rather assume that you have someone you can call on (like grandparents living nearby) when sadly that just isn't the case for many people. If you are getting hassled over this, it's straying into sex discrimination and I would think about involving your union.

Knomester Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm just sad > that I haven't found BF an enjoyable or bonding > experience... Hopefully you have that yet to come!

KM: hats off to you for hanging in there through so much!

It would be nice if twin II hadn't taken to getting up between 5 and 5,30am since the whole hospital dash thing!

I am even more stressed out by the hospital now but let's just hope Tues appt is just a precaution nd i can have this baby at home as originally planned!!!

Bad news is when MrF rang, the staff in the labour ward were very snotty and said they couldn't guarantee when we would be seen (this was despite my independent midwife calling senior midwife friday and getting it all sorted) I felt awful, had a cry and decided I wasn't going to go anyway Good news is my MW (as well as getting an apology and rearranging for Tues) then came over to check me and he is still head down!

We go to Little Rascals at Bellingham, the one at Beckenham Spa is also nice

Yes, Gambados is the best for 5+ I'd say Bit much for 2-3yos though

MrF is allergic to most of those things...

How old is she?

i fed one of our twins by syinge at first, when she wouldn't latch not heard about spoons, but a friend used a tiny cup

i fed one of our twins by syinge at first, when she wouldn't latch not heard about spoons, but a friend used a tiny cup

She had antibiotics the first time, steroids for 3 days both times...

buggie Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > up to 8 puffs is fine too - but would say if > consistently needing to use 8 puffs (esp after a > further 24/36hrs) have a low threshold for getting > her reviewed again x Yes, that's why i took her as she has needed 4-8 puffs every 1-2 hours, since she left hospital last Friday. Hopefully as the brown inhaler kicks in that will reduce.The dr also said some coughing (as opposed to wheezing) is Ok as she has stuff still to bring up since the original infection. She coughs so much at night it's difficult to know what to do, I have her propped up... the coughing wakes her (and me!) up but the blue inhaler makes her hyper!!

buggie Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Don't be afraid to use the blue inhaler whenever > she is wheezy/chesty - am sure they've advised 4 > puffs up to 4 times a day for next couple of days. First time we were in that was advice, after last week's admission they said up to 8, as often as needed

I took her along, typically she perked up somewhat when we arrived and led me a merry dance dashing about. They called down a paediatrics doctor who checked her records and explained properly what I missed when the asthma nurse visited her on the ward while only MrF was there. (MrF now says they gave him an appt date but he didn't write it down as he thought a letter woud come...!!!!) The dr said no appt date is showing but gave me contact details to ring on monday and chas eit up, said she HAD had a bacterial infection when she went in my ambulance the first time, and this can take quite a few weeks to resolve properly. Brown inhaler won't hav ekicked in yet.. So it's just waiting a bit longer really. I feel like I have done my best to avoid another emergency dash, anyway.

redjam Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > My daughter (nearly 6) has been doing swimming > lessons in Beckenham for nearly a year. She loves > them but there's not been a great deal of progress > - she still can't really 'swim' for more than a > couple of seconds! I'm thinking of trying to > switch to lessons at Dulwich Pool in the New Year > but my daughter is very worried about being, > literally, out of her depth at the new pool as > it's not as shallow as Beckenham kids' pool. > Whereas I feel it might help her to make quicker > progress if she can't be tempted to put her feet > down all the time. > > Has anyone had experience of the beginners' > classes there? Obviously I know they won't leave > them to drown but does anyone know how they make > the transition from using a float to swimming sole > when they can't touch the bottom? And any thought > of what level class she should join? She can go > nearly a whole width using a float or noodle > (front and back) but she can only do a couple of > strokes on her own without sinking. I'm thinking > level 2 or 3 but not sure... Any feedback much > appreciated. I would recommend Superkids swimschool at Thomas the Apostle in Nunhead. Superkids Swimming School Tel: 020 8651 2002 Speak to Joe or Margaret

She had 3 days of prednisolone each time we left Kings.. and now has a brown reliever inhaler as well as the blue one