Another week.. another breastfeeding drama.
Chilli is such an amazing baby (except between the hours of 5 and 7pm!) But breastfeeding has been a HUGE struggle for us.
I have written a whole post about our BF struggles. At 10 weeks, Chilli’s tongue tie returned, along with the pain and tears. Lisa, the guru, referred us to the hospital, but our appointment was not for 3 1/2 weeks. I was in so much pain, and my supply was dropping, so I made the decision to see a private IBCLC. She diagnosed Chilli’s TT instantly and re-released it.
Feeding was immediately better, and we’ve had a good 3 weeks. Then, this week it started to get painful again. Pinching, fussing, misshapen nipples… it is all back.
On Wednesday, I was at boob club and asked the other BF guru to look at Chili’s Tongue. I became very emotional and cried a lot. However, the outcome was that it seemed unlikely that his TT had returned.
I persevered through tears to feed for the last two days, attending boob club on both days. This afternoon, Chili and I went back to see the private IBCLC. She let me know that she does not release tongue ties more than twice. Luckily, his tongue is not tied again. After watching Chili Feed, she concluded that he has a high palate, which is causing the pain. He also has a preference for turning his head to the right, which means he can’t latch as effectively.
We have some work to do. But We will persevere. We have made it to the three month mark.. bronze boobs! I celebrated by getting myself one of these momentos from Daisy Lily on Etsy:
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