Heather Rae El Moussa Reveals Newborn Son Had Jaundice, Tongue, Cheek and Lip Ties: ‘His Weight Was Dropping’ Amid Breast-Feeding Struggles

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A scary challenge. Heather Rae El Moussa (née Young) opened up about son Tristan‘s struggles with breast-feeding amid some health challenges.“Have been in mama hibernation mode for the past couple weeks but soaking up some fresh air today with my lovey,” the Selling Sunset star, 35, wrote via Instagram on Monday, February 20. “As promised, I want to talk to you guys about my breastfeeding journey because it’s definitely been a journey !!

I thought…. I’ll just pop him on my boob and feed him anytime. Ya no!!!”In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesHeather gave birth to her first child with Tarek El Moussa on January 31.

The Flip or Flop alum, 41, also shares daughter Taylor, 12, and son Brayden, 7, with ex-wife Christina Hall (née Haack).After welcoming Tristan, Heather found herself struggling with breast-feeding, but she turned to a lactation specialist to help her find a solution.

The professional discovered that Tristan had some health issues that needed to be addressed.“Tristan had tongue tie, cheek tie, lip tie and jaundice which were all caught very early on thanks to my incredible lactation specialist and @tonguetietribe, they’re literally baby fairies