A sign could be very few poop diapers.īaby only drinks the “easy” milk, during the milk ejection reflex. Babies don’t always show they save energy by sleeping long for example. Growth stagnates after weeks or months when production decreases. Plugged ducts, overproduction from drinking often, compromised production in the end.īaby loses weight more than 7% in the first days, getting back to birth weight takes more than 10 days. The baby draws in the nipple as if sucking in spaghetti, hangs on nipple like a “cliffhanger”, often pulling and moving the head in an attempt to pull out the milk, sometimes using hands to pull the breast in older baby’s, drinking suddenly painful when teeth come.īaby doesn’t “empty” the breast (or bottle), drinks often to get enough milk. There is too little milktransfer as a result. Signs of compromised ability to get sufficient milk:ĭue to the baby’s restricted mobility, only suckles at the nipple and hardly at any breast tissue.“Raynaud” like symptoms from diminished blood flow to nipple. Nipple should come out round, but comes out flattened, with blisters, discoloured and sore. Sometimes babies are called lazy drinkers. This compensating is weary for the baby and especially in compromised growth or premature babies it’s a shame it costs energy. But not always painful, also just sucking really “hard” or “strong”. Mother experiencing pain especially at latching on. Tries to hold on to the breast by clenching jaws together. Signs of compensating due to restricted mobility of the tongue and lip tie:.Falling asleep at the breast or bottle, frustrated, doesn’t seem to want to drink, doesn’t empty the bottle. Latching on and drinking difficult or only works with a nipple shield or bottle. Resulting in small latch, letting go of nipple. While very often at the same time the upper lip cannot flange out over the breast, because the tie pulls it inward. The tongue cannot go up and back properly, difficulty latching on, drawing in the nipple deep. Signs of restricted mobility of the muscles of the tongue and the upper lip:ĭue to the tie the tongue can only move the front and sides a bit.Checklist of signs and symptoms of tongue tie and lip tie
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