Posterior tongue tie?

[PrincessRomy]

Just had an inkling something's a bit different with how ds feeds. He seems to struggle keeping his mouth open wide to latch, moving to lips just around the nipple so I have to break him off and start again. Latch is easier if I squeeze my breast with my hand - I thought at first this is because my breasts are a bit saggier than when I fed dd.

He breaks off from a feed a lot, crying and when I try and get him back on breast he will often sort of head but it, he is still hungry though.

Seems to suffer badly from painful trapped wind and doesn't do that many poos (although lots of wet nappies).

He is definitely gaining weight though.

I just remember dd feeding a lot but not coming on and off and the latch slipping. Is this just an individual difference or does it sound like ds needs some professional attention?

And what do I do from here? Thanks in advance if you can help to reassure or advise me.

Oh he also makes a loud swallowing noise when he drinks and falls asleep on the breast a lot. He's 1 month old.

I know a lot of this stuff can be normal but I don't want to ignore if there is a problem that can be fixed. He seems in a lot of pain in the evenings.

Oh and he often puts his hands up in the way of my nipple and I have to move them out of the way to get him to latch on.

Some of it does sound like it could just be put down to 'normal' baby behaviour like hands in the way & falling asleep but it does sound like there's something there worth investigating as could well be a tt. The falling asleep could also be due to a tt as your ds is getting tired from having to work so hard at getting the milk. Just because he's putting on weight doesn't mean he doesn't have a tongue tie, my ds2 was putting on weight beautifully but had painful trapped wind, kept coming on & off,was a noisy messy feeder with silent reflux. All caused by a tt.
Have a look on the milk matters website, they've got loads of info on there & you can call for a chat to get some more advice & be pointed in the right direction of where to go to get ds looked at. We went to a private lc as the nhs are a bit pants when it comes to this.

Thanks ab00, did you get treatment and if so what effect did it have.

I said from day 1 with ds that if I hadn't already bf successfully with dd then I would have found it a lot more difficult with ds. I am having to correct his latch a lot during each feed and there's often milk round his mouth after.

Feel like if I didn't know how he should be latching he wouldn't be feeding well at all iyswim. I'm going to try our local bf support group first and then I've been told there is a good bf expert at the hospital I will try and get her name. I'm in York I don't know if anyone knows any good people to turn to here?

Definitely sounds like a tie to me. My geography is absolutely shite, but how far are you from Huddersfield? John Roberts at cote royd revises using labour and is excellent.

You can confirm your suspicions of a tie yourself - feel under his tongue with your finger - is there a 'speed bump'?

Sorry for the delayed reply,been quite the day in our house. We saw a private lc who diagnosed the tt & snipped it there & then. The first day or 2 weer didn't see any real change but as he re learned to latch things have improved to the point that he doesn't fuss during feeds other than to be bloody nosey is off the reflux medication & was within a a week of it being done,doesn't have the hideous painful wind & is a much happier baby for it. I only wish we'd known sooner so we could have had ds1 treated when we had problems with him feeding. If you give the number on the milk matters website a call the lady there (Charlotte) can give you names of people in your area who can diagnose & treat it. It cost us £90 & is the best £90 we've spent.