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3 days ago

Painful latch

Hey Mamas! My daughter is 11 weeks and had a frenectomy (tongue tie release) 2 days ago and I’m noticing her latch is still painful for me. Has anyone had this done and did you see an immediate response or did it take some time?
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2 days ago

Thanks ladies 😊

2 days ago

@Sumayyah the physio or osteopath or massage therapist even should be able to assess TMJ as well.

3 days ago

@Lauren 🤠 we’re working with a Physio/ osteo but maybe I’ll look into the chiro. Thankfully my nipples aren’t blistered, just painful as she latches on and sometimes she nibbles on the nipple 😩

3 days ago

@Sumayyah yes! It's the only thing that has given me relief and healed my nipples

3 days ago

@Tami is that the compound cream? I have that one but I always forget to apply lol

3 days ago

@Lina María thank you! We’re still working on the exercises but definitely tricky with her moving her tongue a lot. We’re working with a Physio as well so we’ll see how it goes!

3 days ago

It's possible that aside from the latch baby has a tight TMJ. My daughters latch has always been a little sloppy/shallow but she didn't have any ties and it wasn't painful. I took her to the chiropractor and her TMJ was a little tight in her jaw that was making it hard for her to open her mouth a little wide. Maybe look into that. Also though, if you have any nipple damage its going to hurt until it heals even if the latch is perfect. My son had a bad latch that was fixed around day 6 of BFing but it hurt until 3 weeks when my nipples healed.

3 days ago

No experience with the tongue tie, but from a mom with a babe with a painful latch, ask your doctor for a prescription for APNO cream. It's the only reason I can breastfeed and keep working on the latch. That nipple cream is worth it's weight in gold!

3 days ago

Hi mama!! My baby had the frenectomy when he was 6vdays, he is now 9 weeks. The latch improved but is still not perfect. Not painful however. Keep on working on her opening up her mouth like she was biting an apple. Big big mouth. Work aiming your nipple to her palais and most important do the exercices. My baby is lacking of tonus in his mouth and tongue, so has to exercise again.

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