Cat got your tongue?

On Wednesday one of the breast feeding midwives noticed that I was tongue-tied. She thought this might explain my slow weight gain because it prevents proper feeding. It seems like I take after my father, he can't get his tongue past his lips!

The long and the short of it was that she got me a referral to a lactation specialist, and today I got my tongue snipped! Well, not really my tongue, the frenulum (the stringy bit underneath) snipped so that I could move my tongue more. This means more milk for me, and that I will be able to stick my tongue out at other kids in the playground! Hoorah!

It was all relatively painless, 'cos the nerves aren't developed there yet. There was just a spot of bleeding, but this was stopped immediately when I was put on Mummy's boob for a feed (something to do with the pressure it creates inside the mouth). I've now had several good milky feeds today and I am content cuddling with my Daddy.