I'll ring the LC tomorrow. You're right. Things are getting better. There aren't as many cracks. But she can't get a good latch & is constantly coming off. She is gaining weight though.
I don't know anything about this stuff.
DD1 had areally bad tongue tie, within 24hrs my nipples were bleeding! dd2 had a minor one and it didnt affect bfing at all.
if u rub ur finger on her tongue can she stick it out very very far?? also a dent in the tip of the tongue (making it looking sorta heart shaped) is another indicator
Well, see when I first saw the LC she asked about all that. Well asked if she stuck her tongue out & the answer was yes, it was the first thing we noticed about her. Her tongue was never in her head, lol. So I think that was her first thought.
But she hasn't done it much since then. I just ruled it out coz of that. Its not heart shaped that I've noticed.
I was just trying to find a reason that she was making so much noise & never having a good latch. None of the others were ever like this. All the things listed above explain it all.
Sometimes you never quite figure it out - well we never really did. It did resolve itself however. I hope that things continue to improve for you guys and with a bit of time it's all smooth sailing. She is not even 2 months old yet - sometimes it just takes a bit longer to sort it all out
Think I mentioned in an earlier thread to you that my DS2 had a severe tongue tie which we had snipped when he was 5 days old. In our case he appeared to attach properly, but I had shocking nipple pain the moment he went on the boob. It would ease as he fed, sort of, but was intensely toe curling at the start of each feed. DS2 couldn't extend his tongue - that was why bfing was painful for me. I was cracked and bleeding ... it wasn't fun at all. But he obviously couldn't draw the milk in properly, as would a bub without tongue tie. Still ... he always managed to have a good feed.
I can't honestly say I noticed any of the "symptoms" you've described as DS2 didn't show any of those signs. No clicking, no air gulping and he stacked on the beef. We knew from the minute he was examined post birth that he had a bad tongue tie, and I was told if bfing was "abominable" we should have it snipped. In his case, if we lifted his tongue up a little we could clearly see it was attached to the bottom of his mouth. The snip was done in less than 30 seconds and as he didn't cry and/or bleed, it was painless and bloodless. We too, had an immediate improvement in bfing and to this day we've never looked back.
I truly hope you get some help from an LC or doctor - you're doing a good job to keep it up when it's obviously causing you so much pain
Yep, DD2 had a tongue tie and it was causing damage to nipples and really really long feeds. Even though the MW's said it was great attachment I knew due to the pain that something wasn't quite right. I got a paed to come and check it out when I was still in hospital and confirmed it immediately. He snipped it straight away and instantly there was better attachment, no noises and feeding became quicker. Fred didn't even mind cause I fed her and she was happy to get a nice big feed. There are other ways to manage a tongue tie but snipping it was quick, easy and worked. I would do it again in a flash if it ever happened again.
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straight away and instantly there was better attachment, no noises and feeding became quicker. Fred didn't even mind cause I fed her and she was happy to get a nice big feed. There are other ways to manage a tongue tie but snipping it was quick, easy and worked. I would do it again in a flash if it ever happened again.
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