crew is still having a hard time sleeping more than 2 hours at a time at night. i feel like i am feeding him constantly but he only eats for a few minutes then falls asleep. the harder i try- it seems like the less he eats/sleeps. it has been a LONG week with steve being out of town. i have been taking him to the DR for weight checks because he is NOT gaining weight. i was referred to a specialist & we realized what the problem was - he is TONGUE TIED! meaning, the membrane that attached the tongue to the bottom of the mouth is very tight- it isn't allowing him to move his tongue up or out, which is necessary to eat. so, i took him in this morning & they clipped that membrane. so, things should get better soon - i hope. it is just a matter of him learning that he can move his tongue & that he needs to move it in order to eat. i can't believe how good he has been considering i have been starving him. i am feeling so bad that it has taken us 3 weeks to realize but glad we got it fixed. that explains my sore nipples- i didn't remember ever being this sore for this long. the specialist said the baby just chomps hoping to get a little milk from the run-off & that process is such trauma to the nipples. especially since i was feeding him every 1-2 hours ... hoping for more sleep SOON!
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well that is good to find out!
i hope you both get some relief now!
HI there -my son had the exact same thing. Don't worry now that he can eat i promise sleep will come soon!! Hang in there.
AHH--you poor girl! Glad that you found a reason for it though--I can't believe you have endured this for three weeks now. Hopefully things will get better and he will put on some weight--are we going to see him in Manchester this week?
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