Baby will not open mouth wide enough!
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Thank you - I’ll try this. Although I imagine I’ll have more patience during the day. I don’t fancy trying this during night feeds when I’m half asleep and she’s hysterical 😫😅
Maybe a lip tie as well? They often go hand in hand. Different stretches or exercises might help as well, or bodywork.
I have the same issue minus the tongue tie and I was told to try bodywork.
My little one is 10 weeks and was tongue tied. It was horrendous breastfeeding her 😥. She has her tongue tie cut and everyone said how much it would improve but it didn’t improve that much. I think our problem is she doesn’t open her mouth wide enough. It’s getting better as she gets older so I’m hoping it’ll continue to improve. I was also told to let her get upset because that’s when she opens her mouth wide enough but it’s awful 😞 xxx
I had the same issue with my first and now with my second, both were gaining plenty of weight and I didn't find it painful, I wouldn't stress too much my 1st breastfed for over 2 years and my now 10 week old is starting to have a deeper latch more frequently, maybe you could try experiment with different positions? Both of mine seem to do well when I laid on my side, apparently the rugby hold is good for a deep latch as well 😊 with my 2 it seemed to be practice makes perfect so hang in there 😊
My midwife said make baby wait. Wait until mouth is wide enough. Take it away. They learn quick. She was right.