I used to hear moms complaining about spilling breast milk. A husband might accidentally tip it over on the counter or it gets left on the counter to spoil. I never really understood what the big deal was. Let me just say that now I get it!
Ella has been struggling to gain weight. Monday at a few days over 3 weeks she only weighed in at 7 lbs 11 oz. We finally after trying several different things figured out what was going on. A lactation consultant last week told us that little Ella is tongue tied. She has a posterior tongue tie which is not allowing her to suck milk properly. We now know why she wants to eat all the time but hasn't been gaining weight.
So starting last Wednesday I began pumping and feeding Ella through a tube called an SNS tube. I attach it to myself and then feed Ella as normal. It is a lot of work and now I find myself carefully guarding every ounce of milk I have pumped to feed sweet Ella.
I don't think I would have made it through last week as well as I did without being at home in Tulsa with my family. Thank goodness for mother in laws who wake up at night to clean breast pumps and moms who take you shopping and out to lunch.
Monday we had hoped Ella's tongue tie was going to be clipped. Adam and I were both excited and relieved to finally have Ella thriving without the use of the SNS tube. Unfortunately the lactation consultant we saw didn't rule out the posterior tongue tie but thinks the problem is that Ella is a lazy eater. I don't know that I'm on board with this idea so we're going to get a second opinion. Hopefully in the next week we will know what's going on with Ella.
I'm hoping to get an appointment with a pediatrician tomorrow. The next step will be to get a referral to see an ENT. We will either have to go to Columbia or St.Charles if we do infact have to have the procedure done.
I'm so thankful for the people who have been helping us and praying for us.
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