Hi - not sure if anyone can help but posting as last resort.
me and LO had a slow start to breastfeeding (she lost 12.5% of birthweight). Was a very sleepy baby so moved to breastfeeding and expressed top ups which stopped a while ago as she started gaining weight well.
about three weeks ago, her feeding started to get worse and we had a lactation consultant come round and advise on positioning. It got better for about a week.
after this, she struggled to maintain a latch, started having quick five minute feeds, very unsatisfied, dribbling milk, smacking during feeds as she came off and on.
contacted lactation consultant again who advised getting checked for tongue tie after seeing limited tongue movement. Tongue tie was diagnosed and cut around ten days ago.
initially there was an improvement, but yesterday and today it’s massively deteriorating and she’s exhausting herself trying to feed. Thankfully we have plenty of wet and dirty nappies and her weight gain seems ok but I think this is in part due to my oversupply.
im hesitant to give a bottle as to me it’s obvious she’s not enjoying feeding and I’m not ready to give up yet but equally I’m struggling to think of what else I can do. I can’t keep throwing money at this however, having paid for a lactation consultant and private tongue tie cut.
I’ve tried so far:
- weekly breastfeeding drop ins - I’m struggling to demonstrate feeding as she’s so tired
- skin to skin in bed - this actually seems to agitate her more
- different positions - we just can’t get the hang of it
- biological nurturing - she just gets agitated
- breastfeeding helpline - nice to speak to someone but again not helping
im at my wits end and fed up of crying over this so if I don’t see improvement soon will have to move to formula. Has anyone else had reverting of issues so soon after tongue tie?