Hi there. I'm just looking for some support (and any advice obviously welcome!)
Last week we had a 7day nursing strike. It was hell. DS2 is only 14 weeks old now. He would only feed during the night and if I roused him from a nap. This was obviously tough with a toddler around and if I missed him waking from a nap that was it for another 3 hours. He made up or it in the night...
We finally came out the other side after 3 days of ranitidine, a session of cranial and a lot of tears.
2 days of normality then bam - he caught a nasty virus. Fever of 40, upper respiratory infection etc. fed like a demon for 3 days, hated him being ill and was a nervous wreck but obviously elated I could nurse him back to health. By day three his fever was down but e had developed very frequent diarrhea. Leads emphasised importance of fluids and bm.
But Of course, as soon as his fever had gone he decided to go back on strike. I am such a mess, he is crying at the breast but unable to feed due to hunger/thirst. We resorted to syringe feeding last night (bottle refuser too!). He had 3 good feeds in the night and I have managed one this morning as he woke from a nap. He's asleep now and I'm ready to pounce. I just can't help feeling like this might be the end. I desperately don't want to stop and will almost certainly e on anti depressants by he time the week is out if I have to stop (history of pnd).
hes a very good size so weight not an issue, but hydration obviously is. He is ok for now, fontanelle soft and mouth not dry, but wet nappies are not as frequent as they should be and my dribble monster is only producing a few bubbles.
I don't k ow if I can face another week of strike.
We are back on the ranitidine (stopped during illness as he wouldn't let a syringe bear him. We had a few calpol related projectile vomits) I don't even know if it helped, it just seems like a coincidence that we stopped and he went on strike again.
Sorry this is long. I don't know what I am asking. I have RL practical help but no bf experts around. I know I will have to take him to hospital if he goes too many hours without feeds, but I desperately don't want to have to.
If anyone has any tips please I would love to hear them - although I suspect I have tried most things to get him to feed. - new place, position, etc etc. Sleep feeding seems to be the only way.
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ilovetosleep · 24/07/2014 10:50
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