Nannymurray
26-11-2008, 08:53 PM
Hi. Any advice welcome.
I have been minding a little lad since the beginning of september two days a week, he was 2.5 months old when he began and is now just over 5 months old. He is fully breastfed and I accepted him knowing this. His father has severe allergies and it is therefore important to then both that he doesn't have formula. I fully support breastfeeding having done so for both my two and was keen to help. The plan was she would express for me to bottle feed.
On the days I don't mind I work elsewhere. I have 2 children of my own age 3 and 16 months.
The problem is, apart from the very early days when he was tiny and only here for a few hours, she has never been able to supply me with more than one feed, which he usually needs within 15 mins of arriving. We got round this by her coming back from work( v close) and feeding him in the front room.
He is demand fed, a hungry baby and quite snacky, even at home going only 1.5 hour between feeds. Even with her coming he would be content for no more than 30 mins after a feed and then screaming for more. I spend my days walking round.jiggling, singing to, and soothing an inconsolable baby. I am very responsive to his needs and am always on top of his other wants, nappy, wind, cuddles, tiredness que's, need for entertainment etc the thing is it is never me who sorts him out, always mummy so he cries until he gets her.
Fussiness and frequent feeding was becoming a problem at home too so she took him to the GP, who said he was leading us a merry dance and that the problem was his hungry sensors were so used to being full, that even just not being full to overflowing gave him signals. She advised 3 hours between feeds. This has been in place for 3 weeks now and he is still only content for 30 mins. I keep having to call her. My own children are suffering as a result as I am so run ragged my time is not evenly distributed, I am super stressed and the little man himself is Not happy. Any suggestions, similar experiences? I have outlined my problems openly with his mum, done a daily diary report for her and suggested(in a non pushy way considering formula/breast mix)
Thanks for reading
I have been minding a little lad since the beginning of september two days a week, he was 2.5 months old when he began and is now just over 5 months old. He is fully breastfed and I accepted him knowing this. His father has severe allergies and it is therefore important to then both that he doesn't have formula. I fully support breastfeeding having done so for both my two and was keen to help. The plan was she would express for me to bottle feed.
On the days I don't mind I work elsewhere. I have 2 children of my own age 3 and 16 months.
The problem is, apart from the very early days when he was tiny and only here for a few hours, she has never been able to supply me with more than one feed, which he usually needs within 15 mins of arriving. We got round this by her coming back from work( v close) and feeding him in the front room.
He is demand fed, a hungry baby and quite snacky, even at home going only 1.5 hour between feeds. Even with her coming he would be content for no more than 30 mins after a feed and then screaming for more. I spend my days walking round.jiggling, singing to, and soothing an inconsolable baby. I am very responsive to his needs and am always on top of his other wants, nappy, wind, cuddles, tiredness que's, need for entertainment etc the thing is it is never me who sorts him out, always mummy so he cries until he gets her.
Fussiness and frequent feeding was becoming a problem at home too so she took him to the GP, who said he was leading us a merry dance and that the problem was his hungry sensors were so used to being full, that even just not being full to overflowing gave him signals. She advised 3 hours between feeds. This has been in place for 3 weeks now and he is still only content for 30 mins. I keep having to call her. My own children are suffering as a result as I am so run ragged my time is not evenly distributed, I am super stressed and the little man himself is Not happy. Any suggestions, similar experiences? I have outlined my problems openly with his mum, done a daily diary report for her and suggested(in a non pushy way considering formula/breast mix)
Thanks for reading