So the reason for my post is to help all of you mommas who are struggling with sleep and very unhappy babies. Whether this is your first or your third, I feel like this information could be helpful. Sorry it’s long but the details matter.

So I gave birth May 1, 2019 to my third and final (possibly) baby. My first two babies were a breeze, they breastfed like champs until they were 6 months and then weaned them off. They both had some slight sensitivity to their formula but nothing major, just a quick change to Similac Sensitive and tada, problem solved. So after having my third, naturally I decided to breastfeed and I knew straight away he would need Similac Sensitive as well. As early as day one, I began noticing some weird things about my guy. He would arch his back a lot, scream and cry during and after every feeding, choke and gag on my milk, throw up his milk, get constipated often, etc., so when I consulted with the pediatrician and lactation specialist, I was told he could be having a sensitivity to the dairy I was consuming (mind you, I never drink milk. My consumption comes from cheese and ice cream hehehe) which I don’t have much of so I thought, okay I’ll cut out dairy but the problem continued for weeks and I was forced to give up breastfeeding. I was tired of fighting with him, depriving myself of sleep, getting my nipples chewed off every hour and yeah, I was just done. My son was trial and error with every formula on the shelf, he was given Zantac and lansoprazole along with Mylicon drops, gripe water, xrays, ultrasounds and the list goes on and on, for MONTHS until he was referred out to the GI specialist. He suggested special order Alfamino formula (for multiple food allergies) so we gave it a try. He SEEMED to be better but was still fussy, bloated, gassy, constipated, did I mention fussy?? My son literally NEVER slept. He would take a 15-30 minute nap at a time during the day, wake every 1hr at night, cry cry cry and cry some more and I was DEAD 💀

Then one day, I am scrolling through Pinterest and I see a picture of a baby crying with the caption “Not sleeping? Could it be tongue tie?” So I clicked on it and read the article and I thought, wow 😳 My son had every symptom even though he is bottled fed and I remembered the same problems existed when I did breastfeed. So me, being the desperate and overwhelmingly exhausted mom that I was, I phones the doctors office and requested for my son to be seen for tongue or lip tie. Two weeks later, we go in for the appointment (that was the earliest he could be seen) and his doctor says “Nope! I don’t see any problems with feeding. I think you just have a fussy baby and over feeding us probably what’s causing his problem. Try to continue to burp often, sit him up for 30 mins blah blah blah”, I’ve heard it all before A MILLION TIMES!!!! Frustrated and annoyed, I asked if he could see someone to help with feeding then because I am OVER IT! We were referred to Speech Therapy. Apparently they assists as well in feeding and I had no idea, but thank god!! 2 days pass and I get a call that the therapist would come to my home for an evaluation on my son. Within a minute his therapist looks me dead in the eye and says “Yup! It’s definitely a tongue tie! 😳 He’s has a very tight, posterior tie, this is why he is colicky, not feeding like he should, he’s not sleeping because his stomach hurts all the time, not gaining weight because he’s struggling to feed, etc.! I am in SHOCK! Like WHAT!?!? You mean to tell me that PINTEREST just saved my life!?! Fast forward to November 11th, my son got his revision done and has been feeding like a champ. He is sleeping for 5 HOURS at a time, making for 2 hours during the day, waking only 2 times through the night, playing, smiling, laughing, just over all doing AMAZING! I can’t believe it! For 6 months, 6 MONTHS, I’ve been told “he’s just fussy, everything is normal, do what I tell you and he will be fine”, we’ll guess what!? We now have a new pediatrician and I couldn’t be happier! Mamas, listen to your gut! If something isn’t feeling right, chances are it isn’t right!! So here’s to PINTEREST FOR THE WIN!! ☺️☺️

I have attached pictures of my son before his diagnosis, his tie, his revision and him currently ❤️❤️

(I was lightly holding his face, you can see his misery just a few weeks old)

He layed on his belly or side all the time yet he was still so restless

He was like this 90% of the time and very, very tiny!

And this was me, just about everyday! I never had a chance to get dressed, so my hair or makeup and I was beyond exhausted 😩

This is just for comparison to show how big he is now due to true overfeeding UNKNOWINGLY. He had good lateralization so he had to learn to bite down on the nipple of the bottle to get milk out because he had no suction whatsoever. He would eat 6oz every 2 hours just to get satisfaction so yes, he gained a good amount of weight prior to the revision. He is 22lbs to be exact. My other son is 20 months and weighs 25 lbs!

This is the picture of his tie! He had the revision done the same day as his consultation! How could this be missed!?!

This was him prior to the revision, same day.

And this was him the same day after we came home! (Excuse his runny nose, he was also sick but still so happy)

This is me and him just yesterday at a place called Copper Caboose here in Texas. His first real public outing and he didn’t have any fits! As you can tell, I finally have my hair done, my makeup somewhat done lol and we were so happy to finally be where we are today! So once again, thank you Pinterest and those who took the time to read about our journey!