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Struggling so much! 😓

My little one is nearly 3 months but 7 weeks corrected. Honestly I'm just finding this so so hard. He is my second baby... And I feel like I'm in the groundhog day of newborn. My first son was so chill therefore newborn stage was fine! My second baby (preemie) is such hard work and now I'm thinking I'm not even nea...

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Tips for giving liquid Omeprazole to newborns

My little one is prescribed 3ml of Omeprazole a day, if we try to give it straight as a syringe pointed to the cheek she chokes and cries. If we mix it with her full feeds she refuses the bottle, if we mix it with a little milk she refuses that too. It's really challenging. Does anyone have tips on how to give it?...

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C Section at 34 weeks

Hi all, it’s looking like my baby will have to be delivered around 34/35 weeks due to small size. Has this happened to anyone else? What are the prospects for a baby born this early? For background my first baby was born 40+5 by EMCS. Growth scans didn’t pick up that he was tiny and he couldn’t cope with labour & ...

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Formula

Hi. What’s the best formula for a 5 months baby (2 months corrected age)? We were on NPT2 but they asked us to start the transition on full term milk.

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Expectations and lots of venting

How are other parents coping with the never ending drag of their newborn preemie being in hospital. I consider myself fortunate that my 34 weeker was born a good weight and relatively well. She's overcome a lot so far but we keep being set back by reflux that hasn't yet responded to treatment. They keep saying "give...

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