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Breastfeeding with Laryngomalacia

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Mamaro · 23/05/2025 19:54

Wondering about people’s experience with a child with Laryngomalacia. I’ve had difficulties breastfeeding my newborn (he’s about to turn 4 weeks) and multiple professionals have suggested he sounds like he has Laryngomalacia. The GP will refer him to ENT to confirm but I’m fairly certain he has it. He splutters and makes gasping noises inhaling a lot of air, but it’s worse on one breast, on the other he feeds pretty well.

I was wondering if others experienced a side preference when feeding a baby with Laryngomalacia? I am also wondering if anyone has any tips for managing breastfeeding a newborn with it?

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SpecduckularlyQuackers · 23/05/2025 20:05

One of mine had both laryngomalacia and a bad tongue tie. He definitely preferred the side with slower flow when he was that age. To get him to feed from the faster flow side I would use a variety of different positions - reclined, side-lying, and a couple that I was shown by a breastfeeding counsellor. One was a bit like rugby hold, but with baby supported to sit up rather than sideways. The other was sitting cross legged and having baby sitting supported in the middle of my legs. He was much better able to control the flow in all those positions compared with the traditional cradle hold.

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Mamaro · 23/05/2025 20:14

SpecduckularlyQuackers · 23/05/2025 20:05

One of mine had both laryngomalacia and a bad tongue tie. He definitely preferred the side with slower flow when he was that age. To get him to feed from the faster flow side I would use a variety of different positions - reclined, side-lying, and a couple that I was shown by a breastfeeding counsellor. One was a bit like rugby hold, but with baby supported to sit up rather than sideways. The other was sitting cross legged and having baby sitting supported in the middle of my legs. He was much better able to control the flow in all those positions compared with the traditional cradle hold.

Thanks so much for your response. My little one had his tongue tie treated a few days ago too so sounds similar here! It’s the side with the faster flow that he struggles with too, so that’s super helpful advice. Did you find that things resolved at any point for you? I’m reading that they can grow out of it but heard mixed experiences of when!

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SpecduckularlyQuackers · 23/05/2025 20:43

Yes, so having the tongue tie treated helped him latch better but he was still struggling a lot with the faster flow side. That did also get better over time, I'm trying to remember how long it took - I think a slow but steady improvement over quite a few weeks really. I reckon he was pretty ok with either side by about 12 weeks maybe? He's now 11 months and much prefers the fast side as he's super impatient to feed and get on with other more important things 😂

musicalfrog · 23/05/2025 20:49

My LG was better feeding upright. Had a bit of a shallow latch but we managed!

We didn't know that's what she had at the time. At 7 weeks we had a hospital visit which ruled out other things (she was bringing a fair bit up and struggling to breath lying on her back). But it self resolved after a while.

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