Hi
I posted last week about DD2's problems with posterior tongue tie, a very weak and disorganised suck and often just too darn tired to try to breastfeed beyond one small letdown.
Several suggested an sns which I had tried with little success. However, now at 6 weeks I can see her way of feeding is adapting to just being fed from a fast flow bottle (she can't manage anything like a calma) even though the bottles make her unhappy (windy, choking etc) and, determined to salvage our bf relationship if I can, have begun trying to use the sns.
Has anyone used one successfully? If so, (a) how do you get a good latch and get the ruddy tube in at the same time? And (b) more often than not I need to constantly squeeze the bottle to keep her feding as her suck not even strong enough to suction on the tube. Surely this isn't teaching her to suck any better than on the bottle (though it does have the advantage of using her jaw more/ the lovely aspects of full body hug when on breast etc)
Any advice gratefully received - feeling very down about it all and just can't imagine ever getting to a proper bf relationship (or leaving the house as the sns isn't exactly conducive to getting out and about ... )
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mrsjohno · 19/11/2014 10:02
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