dUnKle
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Hi,
I imagine that answers to my questions are in the forum somewhere, but so over whelmed and shell shocked at moment cant see for looking
I became a Dad on the 25th to a lovely little girl. She was 3 weeks early, raised heartbeat and extended breach saw my wife go from a routing midwife appointment to delivering via C. All in space of 4 hours. Baby was then on special care for weekend before coming home to us Monday after spending Sunday afternoon on ward with Mum
Im not sure what to do and admit to feeling rather scared and emotional at moment, in fact just had to go answer door to a salesmen, someone I would usually show short shrift to and started to well up - silly eh ?
Im getting plenty of cuddles and making up bottles (wife wanted to breast feed but due to op she is in lot of pain and discomfort)
Im scared im not sterilising bottles enough, im scared how hot the feed should be
I wanting to try make up a couple of batches but again scared if I should or not, then read dozens of ways your supposed to do it etc
I just feel so overwhelmed
The little one, Daisy, is good as gold bless her, sleeps, eats, sicks, poos repeat and tends to cry only when hungry or naked
She seems to feed every 3 hours or so, midwifes say thats good, however this evening she just wanted to sleep and I could not get her to take her milk, then that seems to go cold and im not sure if I need to reheat (and if so how) or what to do ?
I have two feeds made up in fridge for 2200hrs or so and then 0100hrs as wanted to be prepared
I just worry, worry about everything. Are the baby bottles sterilised enough, are the teats faulty as milk does not seem to come out. Then its either seemingly going in too fast or not going at all
Her Mum just had her though and managed to get a good amount of milk down her, but again worried took so long was cold
Then last night we winded her etc but within hour all her milk came back up, and I then worry what happens if im asleep and dont hear that
God I must sound a real fool, I have family, I have friends, two great ones who are brilliant for advice, but I guess the sounding of this out to people who dont know me helps in a different way
I imagine that answers to my questions are in the forum somewhere, but so over whelmed and shell shocked at moment cant see for looking
I became a Dad on the 25th to a lovely little girl. She was 3 weeks early, raised heartbeat and extended breach saw my wife go from a routing midwife appointment to delivering via C. All in space of 4 hours. Baby was then on special care for weekend before coming home to us Monday after spending Sunday afternoon on ward with Mum
Im not sure what to do and admit to feeling rather scared and emotional at moment, in fact just had to go answer door to a salesmen, someone I would usually show short shrift to and started to well up - silly eh ?
Im getting plenty of cuddles and making up bottles (wife wanted to breast feed but due to op she is in lot of pain and discomfort)
Im scared im not sterilising bottles enough, im scared how hot the feed should be
I wanting to try make up a couple of batches but again scared if I should or not, then read dozens of ways your supposed to do it etc
I just feel so overwhelmed
The little one, Daisy, is good as gold bless her, sleeps, eats, sicks, poos repeat and tends to cry only when hungry or naked
She seems to feed every 3 hours or so, midwifes say thats good, however this evening she just wanted to sleep and I could not get her to take her milk, then that seems to go cold and im not sure if I need to reheat (and if so how) or what to do ?
I have two feeds made up in fridge for 2200hrs or so and then 0100hrs as wanted to be prepared
I just worry, worry about everything. Are the baby bottles sterilised enough, are the teats faulty as milk does not seem to come out. Then its either seemingly going in too fast or not going at all
Her Mum just had her though and managed to get a good amount of milk down her, but again worried took so long was cold
Then last night we winded her etc but within hour all her milk came back up, and I then worry what happens if im asleep and dont hear that
God I must sound a real fool, I have family, I have friends, two great ones who are brilliant for advice, but I guess the sounding of this out to people who dont know me helps in a different way