You know, ever since this baby got thrush she has not stopped that "clicking" noise when BFing, but for some reason I tuned it out. For the life of me, I could not figure out why my supply was dwindling and why she seemed to be slowing down quite drastically in her weight.
I even started taking Motilium to get my supply back up, but she STILL seemed to have an inability to stay on the breast for very long.
All of a sudden today I sort of tuned back in and realized that clicking sound was not normal. And then I remembered in my 1st days in the hospital the LC telling me my daughter had {insert name here}, which was the formal name for being 'tongue tied' and that it may cause problems down the line. For the life of me, I can't remember why I forgot this. Anyway, sure enough I look and she is tongue tied and I went to the kellymom site and she does display almost all the signs indiating the tongue tie is getting in the way of BFing.
I really felt like I was starting to lose my mind with our BFing relationship, and I cannot tell you how it was effecting my overall happiness as a mother.
I am hoping to get an apptmt with the ped tomorrow and am actually praying he can snip it right then and there. This explains so much, and in my gut I feel like I FINALLY understand what has been going on with the 2 of us this whole time!
ETA: Another sign was that she could not keep the milk in her mouth properly, even after letdown. It would often times be pouring out of the sides of her mouth. I used to joke she was a very messy eater, but the truth is she can't keep proper latch or suction. Part of me feels dumb for not putting the pieces together sooner, and another part of me is glad I kept persisting and did not give up.