Electrolytes

So today I starved my baby. Which was fun. Not.

Can honestly say it was one of the toughest days I have had in a long time. The plan was deprive Audrey of milk and give her Diarylte in diluted apple juice instead until she was 24 hours clear of any dairy which is thought to make poorly stomachs worse.

I literally counted down the hours and tried to keep her distracted but she was so hungry it broke my heart. She looks so skinny and gaunt and she just cried and cried. She seemed so confused. She was that desperate, she even tried to breastfeed at one point (and we haven't done that for over six months!)

She also slept a lot (I guess she must have been weak) and when she slept, I slept as have come down badly with whatever it is she has. I feel dreadful. And I have discovered that there is nothing worse than looking after a poorly baby when you're ill yourself! Woe is me etc.

My husband popped home for an hour to check up on us and there were tears. Lots of them.

Then at 4pm we gave her, her first diluted milk feed which she guzzled. The plan is to try her on some toast and a bit more milk before bed. I really hope this has all been worth it.

A truly awful day. And grey and miserable outside to boot. Took the pram out to kill an hour but barely had the energy to walk. This Tiger beer branded van zinged with colour on the otherwise grey pavements of Chorlton.