Over the last few weeks ive not been feeling well ive been suffering with anxiety,palpitations, cant sleep and and general feeling of being a bit out of it like drunk i put it down to maybe just a bit of depression and ive been ignoring it but after Ethan was weighted i was told he wasn't gaining weight made me think as ive also found when i express milk its like 5ozs of fore with no thick stuff.

So i had a blood test on Tues and got called back yesterday to be told my thyroid has gone through the roof and she wanted me to go to hospital as she was very worried about my racing heart, after i explained that i have 3 kids and a night at A&E just to be given some pills was not acceptable im due there this morning but i was told that my milk probably has no calories in it and that would explain Ethan slow weight gain and the fact he has gone form 3hrs feeds to 2hrs feed so she has recommend i stop but to speck to the consultant today but he will probably say the same.

I feel very sad at this i know ive done a good job of 3 months but i really wanted to make it to 6 months so i guess i will see what they say today i also feel a bit bad that i didn't pick up of these signs as ive had a thyroid problem before.

Sorry for the moan just feeling very low today will let you know what they say later

Nikki

Hi Nikki

Hugs hun x

Sorry to hear that you have been feeling so poorly and I hope everything goes OK today at the hospital. 

Try not to feel bad about not spotting the signs sooner - we are all working hard to do the best for our babies and there is always so much going on that we can't always see the wood for the trees!!  Don't beat yourself up about it hun.

Also re BF - if you want to continue then there must be a way to?  It sometimes can be easy for health professionals just to say 'stop' without considering if there are other options.  Maybe speak to a BF counsellor and see if there is a way that you can continue or at least do some feeds/part of feeds with breast milk.

Let us know how you get on.

Hugs, Jayne x x

Hello

Congratulations on bfing for 3 months. Please be proud but your health is more improtant, you have given him a good start. He needs his mum to be healthy more than he needs breast milk at the moment. Good luck!

Loads of Love from Lisa (lollipop) xxx

Oh hon, I'm so sorry to read this post.  Good luck for your hospital app and let us know how you get on as soon as you can.

As to the BF - ask all your questions and see if you really do have to stop... if that is the case, try not to feel bad.  You have given Ethan an excellent start by feeding him this long!!!

p.s don't apologise - you are allowed to moan, its what we are here for!!!

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Lu and Baby Em

Co CL on Mums Due Aug 09

Hiya

Just a thought if your breastmilk does not have enough calories in it ask for someone to prescribe you breast milk fortifier it adds calories. It is used in special care to fatten up prem babies.

HTH

Nickie.