DS3 is now 2 weeks old and we are still having a nightmare with bfing. He was 1 month premature and very little although he is piling the weight on through a combination of FF and bottles of expressed BM. We have been trying to get him to bf, he has a good suck and will occasionally latch on but it's painful. He gets frustrated very quickly and even when I get him to latch on he gives up very quickly and starts screaming blue murder. I started using nipple shields a couple of days ago and he will now feed for 20-25 mins on one side and 5-10 mins on the other. However, it is still quite painful at times even with the shields on. I had a look in his mouth yesterday and thought he might have a tongue tie - midwife came this morning and wasn't sure and said go to the GP. She also said they dont tend to treat tongue tie anymore. it's not right at the front of his tongue but you can see the frenulum - I don't know if thats normal. He also has some other symptoms listed including frequent hiccoughs and he chews on the nipple. I have noticed when I've managed to get him to feed without the nipple shields that my nipple is lipstick shaped.
DS1 has a tongue tie which was undiagnosed until he was 2.5 and they refused to snip it then. Bfing him was also painful and in hindsight this was probably due to the TT. I don't want to go through this again - what is the best route to get someone to say whether or not DS3 has a TT and if so to get it snipped?
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I think DS3 might have a tongue tie - need advice
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loueytb3 · 17/06/2011 12:48
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