Ebf 7 week old recently got tongue tie cut

[Mary20200]

Ive been Ebf my 7 week old but it has been very difficult since the beginning. I was struggling with the latch and I’d be on the sofa from 8am-1am feeding him.!On top of that he has been sick with a cold on and for 4 weeks. Despite all this I kept on going and thought it’d get easier. I kept going to my local support and finally she checked his tongue last week and saw he had a posterior tongue which was causing him to not be sucking efficiently. I kept having him weighed throughout all this and his weight gain has been good. but I feel like now he’s not satisfied with the amount of milk he’s getting. Nighttime I feel like I have a good amount of milk for him but early morning and afternoon it’s like he barely gets anything. I really do feel like the minor sickness he’s had with having a tongue has caused my supply to reduce. I have a 2 year old too and this has all been so hard. I really wanted to ebf but feel like I’m gona have to give him top ups as he becomes so upset when he doesn’t get a lot. Is there any way I can up my supply fast and maintain it or has it already been established?

[catsnore]

To up your supply you need to keep feeding as much as possible. It's really hard work I know, but bodies are amazing and your supply will magically adjust. Also make sure you are eating well, taking vitamins and getting as much rest as possible- all tricky with a toddler 😔

Milk quality is supposed to be better overnight as the hormones rise.

If you start supplementing with formula your body won't get the signals to increase supply - so if baby weight gain stays good I would avoid doing that.