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My baby is having her tongue tie procedure tomorrow (she’s 5 weeks). Due to her poor latch I switched to pumping but if all is sorted tomorrow I’d like to go back to exclusively breastfeeding. Has anyone gone back to breastfeeding smoothly or have any tips for the transition? I wouldn’t mind continuing to pump either as I have gotten into a routine. Any advice welcome.

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My baby had hers and did perfectly well immediately after. She was bottle feeding but had the breast like nipples but I stopped breastfeeding due to post-eclampsia. Now my baby is 9 months and talking and chewing soooooo well. It makes me happy seeing her little tonuge come out her mouth

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Both my son and daughter had tongue ties! My son I ended up breastfeeding for 18 months, my daughter is 4 months and we’re still breastfeeding fine. My daughter had a really severe tongue tie, so much so she has a tongue dimple at the front of her tongue because it was pulling so much. The people who do the procedure will watch you feed after it, as the best thing to help it heal is lots of feeding. They should assess how you feed and give you tips to get the deepest latch possible, as that stops it reconnecting. It’ll take a while for them to learn how to feed with their new tongue so don’t expect a miracle overnight. For me though, especially with my daughter it’s made an incredible difference. You should be able to breastfeed just fine 🙂 good luck! x

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yep, stopped bf at 4 weeks then carried on at 9, just had to go through the readjustment period where it kind of hurts for a week or so again x

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