So the first thing that I would recommend is: «Having International
Board Certified Lactation Consultant assess your son for tongue tie.»
If your baby is gaining weight too slowly, not gaining at all, or is losing weight, it's very important to have an international
board certified lactation consultant assess a feeding.
Not exact matches
If you find that your baby's feeds are consistently lasting for over an hour, contact someone trained in
assessing breastfeeding, such as an International
Board Certified Lactation Consultant.
Make sure you are
assessed by a
Board Certified Lactation Consultant sometime during your hospital stay and go home with their phone number so you can head off any issues before they start.
If you are breastfeeding find an International
Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) to
assess your baby's intake (nappy / diaper count, weight gain over their life and the percentiles looking at the correct chart for breastfed babies) to look at the WHOLE picture and
assess the situation.
First and foremost when I read this, the first thing that came to mind was, it's definitely worth your time to look for an International
Board and
Certified lactation consultant in your community to help
assess the situation more fully.
So, the first thing I would recommend is having an International
Board Certified Lactation consultant,
assess your son for tongue tie.