Leaking so much milk when drinking.

[Dawnlouise30]

Our son is a litte over 5 weeks and we use Tommee Tipee bottles and size 2 teat as he is on comfort milk but he leaks so much milk..... Could it be that he is just a messy eater?. The milk flow does not overpower him and we need to use size 2 teats as the comfort milk is thicker.
I am no keen on changing his bottles unless i really have too, but would using variflow teats help?

Dawn

 

[Eala]

You could try the variflow teats - some babies love them, some just don't get on with them. But it'd certainly be cheaper than switching bottles altogether

Our oldest daughter dribbled milk a LOT. As in we'd have one of those foam-necked TT bibs, then 2 bibs underneath it and we'd still have to clean around her neck after feeds. Turns out it's because she had a really bad upper lip tie (which was a large part of why she couldn't breastfeed). What most experts don't seem to realise is that a latch onto a bottle can also be affected by lip tie, and can result in lots of dribbling and really bad colic/wind pain.

It's maybe worth having a check with your HV/GP to see if your LO is lip-tied, as it can be fixed if he is (Be warned, you may have to be pretty persistent to get them to listen to you).

 

[Dawnlouise30]

Thank you so much that is really interesting. My son would not breastfeed, which we put down to him being lazy...... He is also rather colicky. Right now he soaks a muslin square and bib each feed, i swear he looses more milk than he drinks. We have health visitor next week..... I may try variflow teats and then talk to health visitor after that.

You could try the variflow teats - some babies love them, some just don't get on with them. But it'd certainly be cheaper than switching bottles altogether

Our oldest daughter dribbled milk a LOT. As in we'd have one of those foam-necked TT bibs, then 2 bibs underneath it and we'd still have to clean around her neck after feeds. Turns out it's because she had a really bad upper lip tie (which was a large part of why she couldn't breastfeed). What most experts don't seem to realise is that a latch onto a bottle can also be affected by lip tie, and can result in lots of dribbling and really bad colic/wind pain.

It's maybe worth having a check with your HV/GP to see if your LO is lip-tied, as it can be fixed if he is (Be warned, you may have to be pretty persistent to get them to listen to you).

 

[Laucu]

You could try the variflow teats - some babies love them, some just don't get on with them. But it'd certainly be cheaper than switching bottles altogether

Our oldest daughter dribbled milk a LOT. As in we'd have one of those foam-necked TT bibs, then 2 bibs underneath it and we'd still have to clean around her neck after feeds. Turns out it's because she had a really bad upper lip tie (which was a large part of why she couldn't breastfeed). What most experts don't seem to realise is that a latch onto a bottle can also be affected by lip tie, and can result in lots of dribbling and really bad colic/wind pain.

It's maybe worth having a check with your HV/GP to see if your LO is lip-tied, as it can be fixed if he is (Be warned, you may have to be pretty persistent to get them to listen to you).

Thank you for your post! I am now thinking that Jack may have lip tie. BFing him was extremely painful for me, he is now bottle fed but leaks a LOT of milk when he feeds.

I have taken a picture but it is not very good quality - he just will not keep still!

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8206/8222742903_3bd9839d5e.jpg

 

[Dawnlouise30]

From looking at liptie pictures on google it looks like Jack may have one. I checked Isaac and he has a small one, in the uk they don't tend to correct them if baby is gaining weight.

You could try the variflow teats - some babies love them, some just don't get on with them. But it'd certainly be cheaper than switching bottles altogether

Our oldest daughter dribbled milk a LOT. As in we'd have one of those foam-necked TT bibs, then 2 bibs underneath it and we'd still have to clean around her neck after feeds. Turns out it's because she had a really bad upper lip tie (which was a large part of why she couldn't breastfeed). What most experts don't seem to realise is that a latch onto a bottle can also be affected by lip tie, and can result in lots of dribbling and really bad colic/wind pain.

It's maybe worth having a check with your HV/GP to see if your LO is lip-tied, as it can be fixed if he is (Be warned, you may have to be pretty persistent to get them to listen to you).

Thank you for your post! I am now thinking that Jack may have lip tie. BFing him was extremely painful for me, he is now bottle fed but leaks a LOT of milk when he feeds.

I have taken a picture but it is not very good quality - he just will not keep still!

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8206/8222742903_3bd9839d5e.jpg

 

[Laucu]

From looking at liptie pictures on google it looks like Jack may have one. I checked Isaac and he has a small one, in the uk they don't tend to correct them if baby is gaining weight.

You could try the variflow teats - some babies love them, some just don't get on with them. But it'd certainly be cheaper than switching bottles altogether

Our oldest daughter dribbled milk a LOT. As in we'd have one of those foam-necked TT bibs, then 2 bibs underneath it and we'd still have to clean around her neck after feeds. Turns out it's because she had a really bad upper lip tie (which was a large part of why she couldn't breastfeed). What most experts don't seem to realise is that a latch onto a bottle can also be affected by lip tie, and can result in lots of dribbling and really bad colic/wind pain.

It's maybe worth having a check with your HV/GP to see if your LO is lip-tied, as it can be fixed if he is (Be warned, you may have to be pretty persistent to get them to listen to you).

Thank you for your post! I am now thinking that Jack may have lip tie. BFing him was extremely painful for me, he is now bottle fed but leaks a LOT of milk when he feeds.

I have taken a picture but it is not very good quality - he just will not keep still!

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8206/8222742903_3bd9839d5e.jpg

Thanks, yes it seems they snip them at an older age if it causes problems with teeth or with speech. I may still go to docs though.

 

[Dawnlouise30]

If you go to the Dr's will you let me know what they say?. I am unsure whether to take Isaac, since he does spill milk loads but he is still gaining weight.... don't want them thinking i am a neurotic mum

From looking at liptie pictures on google it looks like Jack may have one. I checked Isaac and he has a small one, in the uk they don't tend to correct them if baby is gaining weight.

You could try the variflow teats - some babies love them, some just don't get on with them. But it'd certainly be cheaper than switching bottles altogether

Our oldest daughter dribbled milk a LOT. As in we'd have one of those foam-necked TT bibs, then 2 bibs underneath it and we'd still have to clean around her neck after feeds. Turns out it's because she had a really bad upper lip tie (which was a large part of why she couldn't breastfeed). What most experts don't seem to realise is that a latch onto a bottle can also be affected by lip tie, and can result in lots of dribbling and really bad colic/wind pain.

It's maybe worth having a check with your HV/GP to see if your LO is lip-tied, as it can be fixed if he is (Be warned, you may have to be pretty persistent to get them to listen to you).

Thank you for your post! I am now thinking that Jack may have lip tie. BFing him was extremely painful for me, he is now bottle fed but leaks a LOT of milk when he feeds.

I have taken a picture but it is not very good quality - he just will not keep still!

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8206/8222742903_3bd9839d5e.jpg

Thanks, yes it seems they snip them at an older age if it causes problems with teeth or with speech. I may still go to docs though.

 

[Laucu]

Sure no problem. Jack is gaining weight and is fine aside from loads of milk being dribbled whilst feeding... so I suspect they will tell me to chill out!

 

[Dawnlouise30]

Tried Isaac on a variflow teat and less dribbling of milk x x

 

[Eala]

Glad to hear that he is doing better with a variflow teat

It frustrates me as in this area they will snip a lip tie if it's causing issues with breastfeeding. But if the baby is bottle fed then they don't even check for it I was prepared to go private if DD2 had the same lip tie as her big sister, but luckily she doesn't.