William got his tongue tie, lip tie, and buccal tie all lasered today. I'd been putting it off hoping it wasn't issue, but finally I decided to go get him evaluated by a specialist. Turns out he had all three ties and they get tired when he breastfeeds, which is why he gets so frustrated and quits, wanting the bottle. It was so sad seeing him after the procedure because he was so sad. There were tears! He only has tears when he's super sad or mad--usually when he's in pain. It was like after his two month shots, but even worse. He wouldn't breastfeed after. I had to give him a bottle. He still hasn't breastfed after the procedure. I hope he doesn't associate breastfeeding with pain! I hope he can come back to breastfeeding soon! We have to do special exercises with his tongue and lip to make sure they don't heal back up and to strengthen his muscles that he hasn't been using these past 2 months since the ties prevented them from being used.
Figuring out this whole breastfeeding thing has been such a challenge, for both William and me. I still love him so much though! He is so sweet and so cute! He is growing up so fast! He weights 14 pounds and 6 ounces! He has started grabbing and holding onto things really well. Oh, and did I mention that he can roll over from his belly to his back? He is so good at it! And it is so cute because he is so proud of himself when he does it! We got a swing for him and he's starting to like it more and more each day. He doesn't go in it super often, but it's nice to change things up and to also have a place for him in the kitchen so he's not along in the living room while we eat or play games.
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