So here's the story

[classicman]

So sorry Ali - I'm sure the lil guy will catch on eventually and start to "do his thing" One of my kids fed only once or twice a day and that was a fight. Then suddenly he took off and was hungry all the time. Eventually he ended up biting the teats off the bottles and sucking them dry in moments - not neatly either.
I dunno - I guess all I'm saying is perhaps its just a phase and he'll grow out of it. Hang tough. We're here if/as you need us.

[Aliantha]

Originally Posted by monster

Sorry, just trying to brain-storm, just in case ...wasn't intended to criticize or imply that you hadn't tried everything you could think of or couldn't think of obvious ideas.

will shut up now and stop trying to solve everything. again.

No it's ok monster. I really appreciate you trying to help. It's very kind of you.

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Wow Ali. Just read this for the first time. Hope all is well. I would be very interested to hear what the Peds doc has to say. I am sure that the majority of your depression will mend as you deal with any issues with Max. Positive thoughts coming your way. Keep us informed. Always glad to lend an electronic 1s/0s ear.

Thanks Merc.

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

A friend of mine once had to resort to something a little odd to get her kid fed (actually, the dad was the one who came up with the idea): you know how infant medicine bottles have the droppers in the top, and they hold about 1-2 ml? She used one of those to squirt the food in directly, one dropperful at a time. It's not fast, but then again, it sounds like feeding isn't a very quick process for you guys right now anyway. And it doesn't solve the problem in the long run of teaching him to suck properly... but I know that for her at least, it took away a big part of the stress because he was finally getting enough food in there, so at least she wasn't worried about nutrition anymore.

I've thought about that Clod, but I'd really like to try and sort this issue out if I can. For now I'll persevere, but if nothing else works I might try it.

Originally Posted by monster

It's supposed to be possible to feed them while they're sleeping. I never needed to, but a friend of mine with a preemie did and it worked well for her.

He does feed ok when he's sleeping, but the most I can ever get him to take is just over 100mls, which is less than half what he should have in a feed. I do the dream feed thing at night to top him up till morning though. That seems to be working.

Originally Posted by classicman

So sorry Ali - I'm sure the lil guy will catch on eventually and start to "do his thing" One of my kids fed only once or twice a day and that was a fight. Then suddenly he took off and was hungry all the time. Eventually he ended up biting the teats off the bottles and sucking them dry in moments - not neatly either.
I dunno - I guess all I'm saying is perhaps its just a phase and he'll grow out of it. Hang tough. We're here if/as you need us.

I'll keep my fingers crossed that you're right classic.