Brave? Think so. In fact, I feel incredibly proud of us as we drive along the M4 towards Malmesbury, home of WOMAD. W isn’t best pleased and she’s almost certainly a bit hungry because she has less milk before getting… Read more ›
Chops came in to this snake on a mint and chive bed this morning. He’s got beads for eyes and scales down his back. I chose to make blue playdough (using a no-bake recipe) because our Audiology lady comes to… Read more ›
Our second week hasn’t been so great. Projectile vomiting, infection and a trip back to Southampton hospital to have stitches taken out early. The undressed wound was leaking and weeping a lot and getting more red, then we were getting… Read more ›
It’s been one week since the operation and the wound, although less red than two days ago, is leaking a lot, mostly clear fluid but some curdy milk and some yellow/white gunk coming from the site. W’s reflux has increased… Read more ›
Tough day today, W is clearly still I in pain but the worst thing is that she also has reflux! She didn’t have very bad reflux before, not primary reflux anyway, but now it’s after each feed. Feeding isn’t so… Read more ›
I’m sat waiting to go and get my baby from recovery, her surgery went well and she is now minus one nasalgastric tube! It’s horrible not being with her and although it’s all been matter of fact for us, we’ve… Read more ›
We were supposed to be travelling to the North East this week for a good friend’s wedding, the plan was to split the journey into three or more chunks of driving, staying overnight at my sister’s on the way up… Read more ›
A month ago we started adding a few mls of good fats to W’s diet, given like medicine before her Mummy milk and a splash in her blends. Result after 3 weeks? 370g weight gain! Spoke to her dietician today… Read more ›
Tuesday: Pancake with banana : 1 small pancake (organic flour, egg, milk) with 1/2 a banana made up to 100ml with breastmilk between 8:30am – 10:30am (physio morning so breakfast in two sittings) 100ml breastmilk @ 12pm 50ml breastmilk @… Read more ›
Need a few more calories per ml? Try cooked egg yolks, avocado and full fat Greek yoghurt. Oh yeh. All whizzed up with Mummy milk. If W hasn’t put weight on at the next weigh in, I’ll be gobsmacked!