So my DS is booked in tomorrow to have his posterior tongue tie clipped after 5 months of feeding difficulties, and I have such mixed emotions about it!

He is breastfed and battles throughout almost all his feeds, screaming and crying in frustration. Recently he's started displaying reflux behaviours too - arching, coughing, gagging and wheezing, and I think this is probably linked. I've been searching for the answer all this time, and am finding it hard not to get too excited about the thought that we may be pretty close to having a happy breastfeeding experience for the first time. I know TT clipping isn't always an immediate solution, and I know better than to set my heart on it working - but the idea of being able to just calmly feed him til he is satisfied and happy is enough to make me giddy!

I'm worried about the procedure itself - though I know that it is very low risk. He's much older than most babies who have it done, and even just being swaddled will make him furious! I am also worried that I'm going to walk in there, and they are going to take one look at my 19 lb ball of chub and say "this baby doesn't look like he has any feeding issues!" He works so hard for his calories though, he spends almost his entire awake time trying to feed, and he gets up between 4 and 7 times at night to pack more in.

He's been diagnosed by an LC who has looked at photos of his mouth and tongue, and hasn't actually seen him in person (I couldn't afford a home visit) - which again makes me worried that I could be sent home with no solution. She's IB certified though, and seemed to think that the fact that his tongue barely moves from the floor of his mouth when he's crying is a fairly strong indicator.

Anyone else had LOs tongue tie clipped at this sort of age or older? How long did you find it took for their feeding to improve?