Breast feeding progress

For a few days Mum has been trying to get Natalie to breast feed, but we were unable to really tell whether she was getting any milk out. One of the midwives suggested trying latex nipple protectors (designed for breast feeding with sore cracked nipples). These would enable us to see if any milk was going in when Natalie latched on. So Dad went shopping to get some today, and Mum tried them in the afternoon. Success! Natalie was getting some milk, which cheered us both up and ended the weekend on a high.

Feeding by mouth successfully is one of the criteria we will need to meet before we can take Natalie home. She will still have a nasal feeding tube because she will get too tired taking all her feeds by mouth, but we need to be able to feed her if she pulls out her tube. Something she is become rather adept at!

It's not that her tube bothers her, she just likes to grab onto things

And that tube is just so handy to grab hold of and pull on!