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Our newborn in NICU due to low glucose issues... any experience?
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hdrd0411
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Maureen
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Re: Our newborn in NICU due to low glucose issues... any experience?
hugs! Hang in there...unfortunatly they will probably enforce the formula issue b/c of the low glucose levels. Just keep pumping and when they get normalized you can go back to bF...but keep pumping to give BM along with formula if need be.
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Posted 8/19/11 3:40 PM  |
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hotsauce345
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Melody
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Re: Our newborn in NICU due to low glucose issues... any experience?
oh gosh hon! I'm sooooo sorry you're going through this. i don't have experience with the glucose situation...but i wasn't producing milk due to health issues post partum and then my supply stood low...so def keep pumping regularly
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| Posted 8/19/11 3:43 PM |
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Janice
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Janice
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Re: Our newborn in NICU due to low glucose issues... any experience?
hugs!!!
great info from everybody!!
I had wonderful LC's by my side...OB was pushing formula since both of my were jaundice and #1 lost a pound in the hospital...but the LCs were my voice and made me strong enough to refuse formula.
hang in there, i can't imagine how hard this is. hopefully you can all go home together
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| Posted 8/19/11 4:05 PM |
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EtWaFM
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Re: Our newborn in NICU due to low glucose issues... any experience?
Hello,
Sorry to hear about your baby, but I know he will be fine!
I don't have direct experience with this, but my friend did, and her daughter did fine after a few days.
With regards to nurses pushing formula, I think there is a difference between giving some formula in the nursery because of a low blood sugar, which I think they treat like a medication- the baby doesn't have an IV, and could have a seizure, and then pushing it later on. I have no problem with the immediate treatment with formula, but I think it is lousy if they continue pushing formula if there is no medical reason for it.
Hang in there! Your baby will get his sugar levels up!
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| Posted 8/19/11 4:42 PM |
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charon54
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Rebecca
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Re: Our newborn in NICU due to low glucose issues... any experience?
I don't have any experience with low glucose levels, but both my sons had short stays in the NICU (2 days for DS #1, 4 days for DS #2).
I know it's hard, but it's the best place for your child to be right now. Know that he is getting great care! Before you know it, you'll all be home.
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| Posted 8/19/11 4:52 PM |
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