36 weeker and eating.

Ok ds was born via c section at 36 weeks for pre-e issues.

He had premature lung disease or whatever the hell they call it and that was resolved until he started having the apnea again. Apnea is awful right now and isnt our biggest concern as he is a great candidate to cone home on caffeine and a monitor.

Our biggest hurdle is him eating. He knows how but just wont stay awake. He eats about 28mls via bottle and then get the rest (about 28mls via ng tube).

He breastfeeds amazingly when the nurses dont bathe him before our breastfeeding session.

Did your 36 weeker have this issue and how long did it take for them to start eating the whole feeding? Did you find any tips or tricks or anything that helped that I can mention to his dr? I have already talked to the charge nurse to have the nurses take his blankets off and such to make him actually wake up.

Sorry just getting frustrated as we are going on week two and all they do is up his feedings before he even finishes the amount he had previously.

<blockquote><b>Quoting It's a boy!!!!*3/27/13*:</b>" Ok ds was born via c section at 36 weeks for pre-e issues. He had premature lung disease or whatever ... [snip!] ... frustrated as we are going on week two and all they do is up his feedings before he even finishes the amount he had previously."</blockquote>


My little boy was like this and wasnt premature, he never stayed awake to.finish eating, I literally had to feed .him every half.an.hour
It only resolved when I weaned.him at 3 months. He was down over a lb in the first week, kept bf for a month but then changed to formula and it didnt change. Hope you're little boy get all.well soon  x

<blockquote><b>Quoting MummyPenguin:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting It's a boy!!!!*3/27/13*:</b>" Ok ds was born via c section at ... [snip!] ... first week, kept bf for a month but then changed to formula and it didnt change. Hope you're little boy get all.well soon  x"</blockquote>



Thanks my youngest dd was the same (she was also a preemie) and she just ate when she was hungry so instead of a lot of short feedings she has a few long ones and she is now a 28lb 17 month old lol!

I just feel like they are forcing him to eat a set amount cause thats the "norm" and that pisses me off.

He is putting on like 4oz a day! I think they are over feeding hin hence why he always wants to sleep.

Quoting It's a boy!!!!*3/27/13*:" Ok ds was born via c section at 36 weeks for pre-e issues. He had premature lung disease or whatever ... [snip!] ... frustrated as we are going on week two and all they do is up his feedings before he even finishes the amount he had previously."

Peyton was born at 36 weeks 5 days and had several issues eating at first. He didn't start eating really good until week 3 or so. He would only eat really small amounts at a time (he was formula fed due to my medical issues) and some of the time he would even puke afterwards. His pedi switched his formula as well, they said because he was a little early it just might take him a little more time to start taking in larger amounts. Their bellies are so little when first born. http://www.ameda.com/ages_and_stages_list

<blockquote><b>Quoting Peyton'sMommy♥:</b>" Peyton was born at 36 weeks 5 days and had several issues eating at first. He didn't start eating really ... [snip!] ... time to start taking in larger amounts. Their bellies are so little when first born. http://www.ameda.com/ages_and_stages_list"</blockquote>




Yeah ds had formula for about two days till my milk came in and has only gotten breastmilk since.

I just hate that they keep upping the amount! They say its so he can keep gaining weight but with how fast he is gaining they could easily drop it down 10-20mls so he can start finishing the amount and get the ng tube out and start bottle or breastfeeding every time. Right now they inly try bottle ir breast at every other feed and juat gavage (sp?) In his tube at the other times :-(

My mom is going to talk to the dr for me tomorrow (I think ppd has hit because I seriously am an emotional mess) plus she is an rn and can maybe communicate better then I can.

Quoting It's a boy!!!!*3/27/13*:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Peyton'sMommy♥:</b>" Peyton was born at 36 weeks 5 days ... [snip!] ... (I think ppd has hit because I seriously am an emotional mess) plus she is an rn and can maybe communicate better then I can."

They kept trying to up his too, I told them there was no way he was eating all of that. So I would not even try, one of the nurses got annoyed with me but I told her that I wasn't going to force feed him

<blockquote><b>Quoting Peyton'sMommy♥:</b>" They kept trying to up his too, I told them there was no way he was eating all of that. So I would not ... [snip!] ... of that. So I would not even try, one of the nurses got annoyed with me but I told her that I wasn't going to force feed him"</blockquote>




Thats what I told the nurse. I said I didnt agree with the amount and when I would be in for feedings I would not feed him that amount. Then she told me I had to :-/ then said "well we will just add the leftover amount onto his next feeding".

I love the staff and she didnt say it bitch I just cant ever get the damn dr to call me back to discuss the issues I have cause nurses cant make changes until dr writes different orders.

Quoting It's a boy!!!!*3/27/13*:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Peyton'sMommy♥:</b>" They kept trying to up his too, ... [snip!] ... get the damn dr to call me back to discuss the issues I have cause nurses cant make changes until dr writes different orders."

Yeah she can't tell you what you have to do... I'd be pissed that the nurses weren't listening and demand to speak their supervisor. I get that he needs to eat, but he's eating just not the amount they want him to be.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Peyton'sMommy♥:</b>" Yeah she can't tell you what you have to do... I'd be pissed that the nurses weren't listening and demand ... [snip!] ... and demand to speak their supervisor. I get that he needs to eat, but he's eating just not the amount they want him to be."</blockquote>




Yeah I spoke with the charge nurse and not mucb changed now mom and I are going to go up and demand to speak to his dr and if we dont get to we are going to whatever dr is in charge of nicu at that time.