DS has had problems latching since he was born; typically not being able to maintain good suction, clucky feeding, lots of wind and causing me a lot of pain and discomfort as well as several blocked ducts, three lots of mastitis and a milk blister all in the space of ten weeks (and I feel the burn again this evening )
I had concerns about the frenulum connecting his top lip to the gum, and following some links from Grendle spoke to the HV about it. She confirmed today that it is very thick and tight and connects to the underside of his top gum. She said that this is probably the cause of my BFing issues and noted that when he is latched his top lip isn't flared out as normal. She also said that because DS is thriving (on the 75th centile), it's unlikely that anything will be done about it, if indeed anything can be done.
I've made an appointment to see my GP, but in the meantime has anyone had experience of this with their DC, what effect has it had on BFing long term as things seem to be getting worse for me, not better and does anyone know if clipping it can be done in the UK and what effect it will have on his latch.
Bit of an odd one, but thanks for any input