I really hope someone has some tips here, I feel like I’ve had the worst run of breastfeeding despite my best efforts and it’s left me really quite fraught and a nervous wreck.
My baby was small for dates, no placenta issues, infections or underlying health conditions but most likely as a result of antenatal anxiety and depression . So I already feel hugely guilty about that. She couldn’t latch In hospital after birth so put her on nipple shields. She was diagnosed with a severe posterior tongue tie at 3 weeks, it was divided there and then. She fed ok until about 8/9 weeks where she stopped putting on weight, GP, HV and breastfeeding support network told me latch was fine. Hired a lactation consultant and she basically said the TT had reattached. She’s had it redivided at 12 weeks and after much protesting from baby she’s started latching and gaining. HV arent however happy with the gains and say she should have made more catch up growth, they want her around 25th centile (born on 1st) she’s currently around the 9th. I already felt guilty about her size so I’ve bought scales to keep on top it it (bit extra I know). But now her weight gain has slowed again ( despite 10 feeds a day) and I took her to see the infant feeding team at the hospital I delivered at and they said TT is still present!
Honestly I could weep. I contacted the lactation consultant who diagnosed the TT reattachment and she basically refused to provide any support (despite paying her £250 and aftercare and follow up texts and emails included in the price, she got really annoyed with me asking questions).
Should I just give up now and move to formula and some expressed milk? I just don’t leave the house really because feeding is so hard, I’m paranoid my milk is drying up. Am I just flogging a dead horse at this point?
Anyone else had TT reattach twice?
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