How to encourage a baby who had tongue tie (now operated on) latch properly?

This absolutely RUINED my chances of breastfeeding. Somebody at the hospital should have checked my son to see if he was tongue tied. It was 2 months before I took him to another dr. and she was appalled! When she cut it, I tried desperately to get him to latch. Spent many $$$ on lactation cons. and in the end I just pumped until my supply ran out. Good luck to her!!! I feel that a tongue tie should be one of the first things addressed when checking a newborn. If I'd only known!

I had a tongue tied baby and he had it cut at 6 weeks, I understand how hard it is to get the correct latch but your friend should stop expressing and using shields as this is making it harder for the baby to get used to feeding. I took about 4 -5 days for my son to adjust it was really painful to start with but once he got the hang of it he managed to feed fine and I fed him until he was 9 months.

she needs to take him off the breast and re-latch every time he latches wrong. If she lets him suck like that he will never learn that he has to do it differently. My newest LO had a terrible latch, she didn't want to open her mouth very much and would try to suck on the end of my nipple instead of compressing the breast (and no she had never had a bottle) It took about two months of stopping and re-latching her be for she finally figured it out and did it right each time. I would take her off the breast wait for her to open her mouth then pull down on her chin till she opened wide enough and then I would quite often have to uncurl her upper lip too. She should go to La Leche League, everyone there has breast fed and maybe able to help. www.lllc.com

My little girl was tounge tied too and they had to just cut the skin under the tounge. there is no other way to latch on properly. i was in tears all the time and even bled. it doesnt hurt when they do it and its even very quick like 1 second.

My husband is tongue tied and so is my 4 month old. Breastfeeding was very hard at first, but it just took time for us. The thing that helped me the most with his latch was to always make sure he opened his mouth WIDE. Patience is key. The cross-over hold worked best because it was easy to control his head and get him right on there as soon as he opened wide. Also, DON'T let him latch wrong and continue. Tell her to always break the seal with her finger and try again until the latch is at least somewhat comfortable. (It won't be completely comfortable until her nipples heal.) It will help if she tries to feed him before he gets too hungry and is all upset and crying. He will get less frustrated if she feeds him when he's not already upset and ready to eat. Do let her know that it gets easier. Even with the tongue tie, we have been able to exclusively breastfeed (or EBM in a bottle while I am at work) for four months now. It did take about a month before things started to get easier though. Good luck.

discuss your concerns with the lactation consultant.

i do not know how to help u with the breast feeding thing i did not breast feed my baby but from personal point of view i just thought i would let u know that ur baby should learn soon how to latch on if not get some help from a lactation specialist i was tonunge tied when i was little and i was older when my parents got mine undone because i could not stick my tounge out or speak clearly so i remember getting mine done only felt like a little pinch and im fine now so dont worry about any speech problems i am 30 and have no problems from my experience at all just thought u would like to know from someone who has been there....good luck with ur little one hope everything works out very soon;