Tuesday 30 January 2007

Breast feeding blues

I've just got back from taking Kai to the baby clinic and he's lost weight, he was 13lb last week, and this week he's down to 12lb 13oz.  I could cry!!

I thought that I'd done with all this weight dropping and worry after he lost loads at three weeks and had to go into hospital.  A few weeks ago I decided to try and phase out his top ups, which I was doing but hadn't managed totally yet - he's down to 2oz a feed and 4oz at night, and he has loads of time at the breast now.  I just feel really low, and despite my best efforts it really looks like the end might be in sight for the old breast milk.  I just feel so bad every time I give him formula, and now it looks like that might be all he's getting!  I know that if I go back to offering him more, then he will no longer be interested in breast milk.

The worst thing is I was convinced he was going to have put on loads, he's such a happy, lively, sociable baby and he feels very heavy to me!!  So when the weight showed on the scales I just felt terrible.  Sorry don't want to go on, should try and focus on the fact that he does seem to lively and happy and that at least I've managed to feed him for this long.



Wednesday 24 January 2007

Yawn

I'm feeling very tired today, probably not the time to start writing this kind of thing, but never mind.  Poor little Kai is suffering with his teeth at the moment, his top two front one's are so close but just don't seem to want to break through, and he was so grumpy last night, and woke up at about five, which he hasn't done for ages!  Feeding him is a little difficult too at the minute, I will not give up though, I will not just give him a bottle, no matter what other people might suggest, grrrrrr.  Sorry, I didn't mean to moan on my first entry, bad me!
It's freezing here at the minute, but I am determined to go out for my daily walk with Kai in the pram, only rain is keeping me indoors at the minute!  If it helps him relax it's got to be a good thing too, he usually drifts off in his pram, especially when we go "off road" or over rough ground, crazy boy.  He's sleeping at the moment, really I should be taking advantage and catching up on a nap myself, but I just can't seem to sleep during the day!
 Hmm, would add a photo here to finish on, but my computer just doesn't seem to want to play.  Never mind.