Symptoms
INFANT SYMPTOMS
- Cobblestone nursing blister on lip
- Clicking or gulping sounds while nursing
- Gumming, chewing nipples, leaks milk
- Chokes easily
- Frequent release and relatch
- Shallow latch
- Long nursing sessions – falls asleep mid feed
- Colic/gas/reflux
- Poor weight gain or weight loss
- Unable to hold a pacifier
- Heart shaped tongue
TODDLER/CHILD SYMPTOMS
- Reflux
- Fatigue during eating
- Projectile spitting up after eating, weight loss
- Lip blisters
- Gassiness
- Congestion
- Liquids/foods dribbling from sides of mouth
- Potential future speech and dental problems
- Pocketing food/picky eater
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MOTHER
- Decreased milk supply
- Breasts don’t fully empty
- Cracked, blistered, bleeding nipples
- Plugged ducts
- Discomfort or pain while nursing
- Frequent mastitis
- Long nursing sessions (or extremely short because baby gets tired)
- Postpartum depression