I have a 12 week old DS. when he was born they said he didn’t have tongue tie, midwife then said he had quite a prominent tongue tie at the first home check and referred to it it snipped, which was done when he was 4 weeks old. He’s always seemed more hungry than his brother was at that age and cries a LOT. I’m talking when he’s awake he probably has around 10 minutes of happy time then just cries. Sleeps relatively well but only in my arms during the day, but settles at night in his next to me crib.
My question is around whether it’s possible for him to still have tongue tie? He still clicks when he’s feeding and gulps a LOT of air, I can actually hear the milk hitting his tummy too. He cries on my nipple and goes on and off a lot (I use a nipple shield now quite regularly, for about 95% of feeds which helps but I’ve noticed when I don’t he only stays on for a few seconds, slips off, starts again etc). I thought the crying might be down to reflux first so we got omeprazole from the doctor which hasn’t seemed to do anything. He gets hiccups a lot too, a few times a day. I’ve tried looking in his mouth but a) had no idea what I was looking for and b) achieved nothing but making him cry.
Can I still contact my midwife about this? I’m so close to giving up breastfeeding because I feel like he’s not getting enough from me but if it’s an ‘easy fix like tongue tie still being there, I’ll persevere until it’s sorted. I know the midwife visits have stopped now so I’m not sure if I can still call her or where to go from here.
I hope someone can advise- I’m just miserable because baby is miserable and I just want him to be happy and not cry so much 