Hi,
Ds is 5 days old and feeding him is excruciating. Exclusively breastfed so far. I can't get the latch right. It's like his mouth just won't open wide enough to take in much more than nipple. They checked him for tongue tie in the hospital and said he didn't have it, but I've just noticed that his top lip is joined onto his gum, where his teeth would grow! Is this tongue tie and is this why feeding him is so hard?
I tried a nipple shield thinking it wouldn't hurt, but it was worse. I even saw the tip of the shield fill with blood before any milk got there.
I don't know what to do. I don't want to give formula, I feel very very strongly about that.
Ds seems happy and satisfied after feeds. He sleeps well, is alert a lot and has millions of wet and dirty nappies. He hasn't been weighed since birth (he weighed 7lbs 13oz).
What can I do? I feel this is urgent. All I do is cry because I don't understand why I can't feed my baby!
This is my second ds. Ds1 is 9 now and I breastfed him for nearly 3 years, also exclusively for 6 months. I should be able to do this. I'm just so upset.
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please help, in agony, lip tie?
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dobedobedo · 16/05/2014 13:23
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