DS is 5 weeks old and EBF. However, it has not been easy. We found out he had posterior tongue tie which was divided two weeks ago. Unfortunately, his feeding has not improved since then. He is still unable to maintain a deep latch, and swallows a lot of air during feeds. He often cries and pulls off, or fusses while feeding. To make things even worse, I have oversupply, or at least a forceful letdown.
On top of this, he is quite an unsettled baby the rest of the time too. I guess this is caused by wind or reflux, which all relates back to the feeding. I went to the GP today, who was not particularly worried as his weight gain is fine. He suggested feeding upright. I tried today, but I couldn't get in a comfortable position, and it was difficult to get a good latch.
All of this is getting me down. I would like to go out more, but as he is always crying it is difficult to be in public places, or even to socialise at home. Everyone else's babies seem so much more relaxed and settled.
He does seem to like sucking on my finger and it calms him down, so I wondered about giving him a dummy, but then I worry it will interfere with bf since it is not properly established yet. I also don't know whether it is worth trying different remedies eg. infacol or colief, but which one would I try, as I'd have to try them for a week or so before seeing any effect? It all just seems like a shot in the dark.
I do wonder if all of these problems would be solved by just putting him on bottles. I don't really want to do that, as I would be really sad to give up bf. But then I wonder if I am being selfish? Basically how do you know when enough is enough and bottles are the better solution?