Breastfeeding baby with Tongue Tie

[xNataliex]

Hi Ladies,

Have any of you breastfed a child with a tongue tie?

I've been feeding Joey for nearly 8 weeks with not too many problems. However, after doing some research on the subject there are some things he does when feeding that I thought were normal but apparently indicate poor attachment and jaw fatigue from the inability to compress my breast properly with his tongue/mouth.

He is gaining weight really well but he does fuss and cry (sometimes hysterically) during feeding and I hate the thought of him being so frustrated.

Anyone have any coments or experience?

Thanks

 

[rhian85]

my son has a tounge tie only tiny one but he just couldnt latch on when he did he was taking in more air than milk so i chose to express but i couldnt keep up with him in terms of washing/steralising botles and expressing i was run wragged. so i swapped to formula i dont regret it either as he took to a bottle teat so much better.

hope u find a way to solve ur hic-up but if babs is gaining weight he must be doing okay with BF

 

[kellysomer]

Well done you.

Isla was born very badly tongue tied and by the time they cut it she was a week old (they lost the scissors!) and had dropped from 8lb 12 borthweight to 7lb 3 and they wouldnt let me try any longer as she had lost over 12% of her bodyweight!

I wanted to breastfeed so badly and it never occurred to me that she wouldnt take to it. She latched on (of so i thought until taught otherwise) then shook her head off when the milk didnt come. I was red raw and cried everytime i tried to feed her.

I tried to express but 15 minutes gave me a tiny 1/4 oz, i switched to bottles and she was soooo relieved and a different baby.

I hate bottle feeding and especially now i know shes allergic to cows milk, but it was for the best.

You sound like your doing so well, and i am very jelous. Well done you if baby is gaining weight well done. Nice to hear a story of a tongue tied baby who does breastfeed well, Keep going!!!!

 

[EllieG]

Freya had a 100% tongue tie and breast fed well, the only problem was she was quite windy and seemed to 'slip' off of the breast. We had it released at 2 weeks, it was very simple and she fed well afterwards. Before it was released she was gaining beautifully but now she isn't, with an averag of two and a half ounces a week. The hv said they need to relearn how to feed, nt sure if the poor weight gain is connected but it is a big coincidence.