Daisy lots of Daisies

Mummy, Christian, vegetarian, knitter, gardener, wife, cook, aunt, cat lover

[Daisy lots of Daisies @daisyx3]

@womaninroom32 This was one of the more helpful things I found - just how many causes of low supply aren’t connected to “demand” that can be rectified by extra pumping.
https://t.co/0YLgRcXkhZ

[Daisy lots of Daisies @daisyx3]

@womaninroom32 This doesn’t apply to everyone, there is an obsession with “supply and demand” in BFing support. I had milk delay and then low supply caused by haemorrhage, difficult birth, diabetes and PCOS. Triple feeding made no difference to supply. It increased when I got more sleep.

[Daisy lots of Daisies @daisyx3]

@RMatthewsPsyEdu We only went on holiday once at that stage. It was just too much to deal with. And that was just to Tots Week at Butlins which is set up for it!

[Daisy lots of Daisies @daisyx3]

@BflgUk Can you end the misleading marketing of breastfeeding all over everywhere antenatally then please - since it’s that that made my baby seriously ill with hypernatraemic dehydration?!

[Daisy lots of Daisies @daisyx3]

@vickiGPN It penalises you for coming back to work too soon, working on site rather than WFH or for catching too many bugs. Also encourages people into work whilst they’re ill meaning more germs at work!

[Daisy lots of Daisies @daisyx3]

@dr_musgrave @SBMPediatrics @tweeter_nick @drruthannharpur @babyfriendly And that was with IBCLC staff, loads of “support”. All any HCPs cared about was avoiding formula, not ensuring my baby was fed.

[Daisy lots of Daisies @daisyx3]

@dr_musgrave @SBMPediatrics @tweeter_nick @drruthannharpur @babyfriendly I had no idea milk could be delayed due to the BFing promotion failing to mention any problems or risks of EBFing. If I’d known I’d have chosen to supplement from birth but I couldn’t make an informed choice about infant feeding.

[Daisy lots of Daisies @daisyx3]

@RMatthewsPsyEdu Good grief. The last thing I’d do in the middle of a house reno is bring a baby in (however they’re fed!). It’s not safe, there’s nowhere to put them down, there’s chemicals, ladders, dust, equipment around?!

[Daisy lots of Daisies @daisyx3]

@kyyria_6 @ncitycare_SSBC @nottmhospitals @NottmMaternity This is what’s so ridiculous - staff should be praised for taking action to help both baby and mum, not be penalised!

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@DrLauraCoffey @RMatthewsPsyEdu Yep, I’d heard of jaundice but had no idea it could be serious! I had GD and was told each visit to obstetric diabetes clinic it was vital I EBF to make sure my baby wasn’t diabetic. Nobody mentioned diabetes is a risk factor for milk delay and low supply…

[Daisy lots of Daisies @daisyx3]

@RMatthewsPsyEdu @patchesgayle @ProfSarahCowley There was a massive amount of BFIng support in Surrey where I had mine. But they were so keen on EBFing they ignored signs of dehydration. And none of those people (infant feeding team/IBCLC, HVs, MWs, BF groups) offered support for formula use at all.

[Daisy lots of Daisies @daisyx3]

@DrLauraCoffey @RMatthewsPsyEdu When I did it, I didn’t even know combi-feeding existed. Infant feeding was presented as a “choice” between EBF and EFF and it was made clear the only good choice was EBF. So if combi-feeding info is more widely available that’s encouraging.

[Daisy lots of Daisies @daisyx3]

@DrLauraCoffey @RMatthewsPsyEdu Definitely! I started combi-feeding because of milk delay but BF support were mystified when I resisted the pressure to increase supply as I didn’t want to do more BFing as it had been so bad for my MH and bottle feeding was more enjoyable.

[Daisy lots of Daisies @daisyx3]

@RMatthewsPsyEdu @GibbleJo What if the midwife you get landed with via CoC is really rubbish? And as a first time mum you don’t realise?

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@RMatthewsPsyEdu @GibbleJo Quite. It was the patronising community midwife I’d seen thru pregnancy who didn’t listen or escalate, ignored all my concerns and laughed at me postnatally. The next day a midwife I’d never seen before recognised my baby was seriously dehydrated and acted on it.

[Daisy lots of Daisies @daisyx3]

@ncitycare_SSBC @nottmhospitals @NottmMaternity Also, they’re really unbalanced posters - where is the mum and baby formula feeding and talking about their baby thriving? Or talking about the benefits of combi-feeding? Or how much combi/FF helped their PND because they could share feeds?

[Daisy lots of Daisies @daisyx3]

@ncitycare_SSBC @nottmhospitals @NottmMaternity These posters make me feel sick. I was encouraged to EBF with this sort of promotion but it made my baby seriously ill with hypernatraemic dehydration. She only narrowly avoided brain damage #FeedYourWay should mean feeding your baby so s/he thrives not pushing BFing at people.

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@RMatthewsPsyEdu And, yes, tours of MLU in person and video offered. Antenatal class took us in there. Hypnobirthing class also took us into MLU and made drinks in there. No idea at all what labour ward might look like!

[Daisy lots of Daisies @daisyx3]

@RMatthewsPsyEdu Yes so until 32 weeks I had no option but MLU, then GD diagnosed. Never any mention of ELCS. I would have preferred CS but assumed it would be mentioned if needed - I didn’t know it could be chosen. No mention of risks of VB with a large baby.