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Posted: 27 September 2008 at 12:28pm |
As some of you know, lil miss and I are in Starship, she has had bronchiolitis. She's doing really well, has been off the oxygen since yesterday and the doctor said this morning that if she can get her feeding sorted we can go home this afternoon.
But it is such a mission and I am getting so frustrated that I could cry  She is unsettled and coming on and off the breast so not getting a decent feed, then gets tired and wheezy from the effort so goes to sleep but hasn't had enough to eat so wakes up an hour later hungry but still too tired and grouchy to feed. My poor nipples are destroyed from 4 days of expressing and every time she latches it hurts so her coming on and off every minute or so is agony. This morning since she woke up at 6am she's had 6 mins total of good sucking and feeding interspersed with lots and lots of coming off, relatching, coming off, relatching...
We never had any probs getting breastfeeding established to start with and I am so miserable at how things are going. I want to go home so much, I am soooo over this place, but they won't let us go till she's feeding properly and at this stage they're debating putting another feed down her NG tube just to get her to sleep a bit longer which feels like a giant step backwards as she hasn't had a tube feed since 2am 
Sorry for the rant, I am just sooo frustrated! I was really looking forward to getting home and lil miss is just not playing the game with me
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fire_engine
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Posted: 27 September 2008 at 12:32pm |
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Oh bugger, bugger, bugger. Come on lil miss (and lil miss's lungs), your mum needs a break from Starship and her boobs need to get better.
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Posted: 27 September 2008 at 12:37pm |
 Must be so hard! Realy hope she starts feeding properly soon so you can finally get back to your own home and the rest of the family.
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Posted: 27 September 2008 at 12:41pm |
Ah hope things improve quickly for you and you get to go home. You must be sick of starship.
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Posted: 27 September 2008 at 12:46pm |
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Posted: 27 September 2008 at 1:13pm |
Emma, I'm really sorry things aren't going well today. I really hope that her feeding and sleeping improves so you can go home and have a decent rest.
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Posted: 27 September 2008 at 1:22pm |
The doctor is going to come and review later this afternoon but the nurse said no going home at this stage
If she doesn't feed when she wakes up we're going to try a bottle of EBM as it's less effort than breastfeeding but seeing as she won't take a bottle I think it might be more stressful for her  Plus, she *needs* to be breastfeeding long term.
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Posted: 27 September 2008 at 1:31pm |
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Posted: 27 September 2008 at 1:58pm |
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Oh Emma honey sending big hugs your way take care xoxo
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kezplanet
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Posted: 27 September 2008 at 2:09pm |
Sorry to hear things have got so rough for you again Emma, I hope things improve soon for you. The sound of a feed thru her ng tube may seem like a step backwards but it might just give you a bit of a break and give her the sleep she needs so she is not so grumpy when she wakes, then maybe she will feed from you. Good luck, hope you are out of there soon
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Posted: 27 September 2008 at 2:16pm |
She just had a good feed!  It took all her energy and she promptly went back to sleep, but she had a good strong 4-5 min feed
Fingers crossed!
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Posted: 27 September 2008 at 2:19pm |
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Yay Emma hopefully you will be on your way in no time. Big hugs.
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Posted: 27 September 2008 at 2:23pm |
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Big hugs Emma and Chiara, hoping you get to go home soon.
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Posted: 27 September 2008 at 2:40pm |
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oh yay hun! hope that means you can go home sooN! have been thinking of you xoxo
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Posted: 27 September 2008 at 2:59pm |
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Oh Emma - i agree with what Kez said.
Glad she had a good feed off you. Heres hopign when she wakes she will want another big feed.
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Maya
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Posted: 27 September 2008 at 3:31pm |
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I think she's turned the corner! She went to sleep on her last feed but woke up 20 mins later much happier and had a play then a top up (which wasn't brilliant but was OK) and now she's down again. The doctor came a little while ago and said he'd come back and check on us later so here's hoping we can go home!
Thanks for all your support. I was feeling quite miserable earlier.
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
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Posted: 27 September 2008 at 3:35pm |
Oh yah, thats good news, hope she keeps improving and you get to go home soon 
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Posted: 27 September 2008 at 3:43pm |
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Yes, thats really good news. Hope she keeps getting better!
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Posted: 27 September 2008 at 3:45pm |
I'm so happy things are looking better for you both, yay maybe sleep in your own bed tonight 
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Posted: 27 September 2008 at 3:49pm |
emma hopefully you will get to go home abit later.
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