Hello,
I have several issues unfortunately
My LO is 5 weeks tomorrow. He had a prosteriour tongue tie which we had repaired on Tuesday. As soon as he was brought to me, he latched for the first time ever and stayed there munching away for about 30 mins. I was delighted
He hasn't latched since though. I feel I am doing everything right - low lights, not forcing him, trying him in several positions to see if he favours any etc. He just will NOT open his mouth wide enough. He licks and nibbles on my nipples then gets really upset. I just end up putting the nipple shield back on and letting him feed.
The other issues are that he seems to be resisting me - pushing away and getting very upset. He is clearly starving and eventually will latch (with shield) and drink but makes upset and unhappy noises for a good while.
He is also croaky and unhappy since his tongue tie. I called the lady who was present at the procedure and she advised we give him 1ml of Calpol. He's been asleep since so not sure yet whether he feels better or will find feeding any easier later.
We are using one bottle in the evenings to try and reduce colic symptoms, EBM in Dr. Brown bottles.
Breastfeeding has been soooo hard for us. I am going to visit a Baby Cafe on Monday as a final attempt to get him to latch. I dont think I can watch him breaking his heart when down there anymore. The shield seems to be giving him terrible wind, and so I am tempted to give up on that altogether too. He just seems to unhappy these last few days.
Can anybody offer any advice? I feel really upset about it all and cant help but cry every now and then - I know some of that is hormones, but I just dont know what to do for the best for him.
Thanks in advance xxx
(P.s. my 'User CP' doesn't work so I will have to track this as best I can!)