Laura: just a wild stab in the dark about your crying baby..could the clipping area under the tongue have developed a hematoma or infection? Could this baby be in pain? Cheryl muller ate: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 22:30:55 -0400 From: Laura Walker <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Unhappy baby Dear Lactnetter's, I have been working with a mom of a 5 wk. old. He was born at 37 wks., = was readmitted to peds after discharge for jaundice ( 19 ), was tongue = tied with a little more of a receeded jaw than babies usually do. Mom = had sore, bleeding nipples. I stepped in during that readmit and helped = with latch and information on tongue tie. Mom at the time had milk = dripping everywhere. Latching became better and after discharge, the = baby's tongue was clipped. Parents took the baby in to the ped at 3 = weeks because the baby all of a sudden wanted to eat like crazy, = nipples were sore, her breasts were really soft and there was no = difference before and after feeds. Baby would pull off the breast and = cry. Weight gain was nil in one week. MD advised formula supplement = which made things go from bad to worse. The baby went through all the = formulas and is now on Nutramigen and breast. Lots of crying, crying. = Tried Mylicon gtts to no avail. The formula hasn't helped this baby's = disposition at all and mom is looking to increase her milk supply. Mom = called me because the baby cries so much, he never eats and falls asleep = peacefully. Once he's put down he wakes screaming. Latching well is = still a challenge due to his lower jaw and we worked on that more. He = sleeps best when on mom or dad or near them in bed. He has a hard time = napping for an extended period during the day. He seems to want to eat = every 2 hours mom says but isn't settled after he does. He never just = eats and goes to sleep. Bottle feedings didn't help at all. Mom had = stopped direct breastfeeding to allow her nipples to feel better and = pumped for 24 hours. Mom is using the SNS now to provide comfort for = the baby, increase her supply, provide her milk and take a step = out(bottle after breast). She was able to pump over the weekend and put = that milk in the SNS but since, hasn't been able to because of his = feeding frequency. She offers the breast for comfort also. He did = better with the expressed milk in the SNS but is still not happy. I = discussed Domperidone with her as a possibility to increase her supply. = She tried More Milk tincture which didn't help. The baby is stooling in = appropriate amounts and is gaining weight now. No vomiting. I suggested = that she see the ped. before her next scheduled visit which is in Oct.to = assess the baby. I will also talk to him tomorrow. Mom doesn't drink = milk or seem to have anything in her diet that would cause such a = dramatic effect on her baby. She will also try a sling or front carrier = with him during the day. Although these are first time parents, they = are calm and work very well with their baby. I've seen the crying first = hand and it isn't pretty. Is there anything else I can suggest to this = mom? =20 Laura Walker RNC, IBCLC *********************************************** *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html