My son is 10 weeks old. Weight gain has been an issue from the start. He had his tongue tie divided at two weeks but I can count the number of times he has latched on properly and without it causing me discomfort on my ten fingers. I have seen midwives, my health visitor and a private bf counsellor. They have all said my technique is fine. The paediatrician insisted last week that he should be gaining 200 grams per week. He gained 45 over the past 6 days, and the HV suggested topping up with expressed milk but didn't seem too concerned. The GP suggested only expressing to see how much he actually drinks. We've settled for a mix of EBM and formula, as exclusively expressing isn't going to work for me.
I feel that there must be something else going on if I'm feeding on demand (and more) but he's not gaining properly. I think that if he latched properly everything would resolve itself. The fact that he can't even though I'm doing everything right suggests to me that there is something wrong with his mouth/ tongue/ jaw and how they move. I really want someone to look at this properly. How do I go about this? Surely it shouldn't be such a battle to get a baby to grow and there's clearly something wrong with him? The GP said to ask the paediatrician, but the next appointment we have is for something unrelated with a different doctor. We are not seeing the same paediatrician again until the end of January. So, what kind of help can I get in the meantime?