My little girl Roxy got eclampsia when her pups were 13 days old, they gave her icalcium injections and told me NOT to let her nurse anymore. That was really hard, she became sooo engorged quickly and whined to let the pups nurse. I had a hard time getting Diesel to feed off of a bottle so I let him only nurse on her for 2 min a time twice a day. It helped him and helped relieve Roxy and let her slowly dry up instead of all at once. I fed them either by syringe or bottle every 2-3 hrs. It was very tiring but worth it in the end. I bought every nipple out there possible and finally ended up with the Gerber newborn nipple that was their favorite. I used Just Born formula in the powder form so it was easy for in the middle of the night feedings. I hope this helps a bit. Good luck with everything!! |