I do wonder what would have happened if I had discovered her lip and
tongue tie earlier than the 2.5 months that she was.
Not exact matches
Things she has helped women with include: sore nipples,
tongue and lip
ties, breastfeeding during the
early weeks, over-supply, under - supply, plugged ducts, mastitis, weaning, pumping, returning to work, nursing toddlers and night time challenges, premature babies and breastfeeding multiples.
Medical conditions such as insufficient glandular tissue (tubular breasts); a history of breast surgery; decreased breast stimulation and / or lack of emptying of the breast in the
early postpartum days; a NICU admission for your baby; or even
tongue -
tie can cause a reduction in your milk supply.
It is being increasingly accepted by disciplines associated with infants, children and adults with
tongue tie that there is now no place for «wait and see» policies when the frenum has been identified and diagnosed as abnormal, and
early intervention is the optimal form of management.
Seek the advice of your pediatrician and / or an
early intervention evaluation by an occupational therapist or speech therapist trained in infant feeding if your baby has difficulty with coordinating the suck / swallow / breathe pattern, chokes or gags during feedings, loses a lot of liquid during feedings and can't form a seal on the nipple or has a
tongue tie.
I'm sorry that nobody suggested it
earlier so you wouldn't have had to use it for so long and of course, maybe not at all if the
tongue tie had been corrected soon after birth.
Some babies with
tongue and / or lip -
tie may manage to nurse well enough to gain weight adequately in the
early weeks, but they may not be able to maintain a full milk supply as they grow.
Many physicians do not properly assess for
tongue or lip -
tie or recognize their impact on the breastfeeding relationship, leaving babies vulnerable to
early weaning.
So I do recall you saying
earlier that your baby had a
tongue -
tie right?
A
tongue tie is something that happens
early in the baby's development, at the embryo stage.
If you discover the
tongue -
tie very
early (newborn and young infants), a frenotomy (also called frenectomy) may be a good option.
I was able to produce enough to feed them even through
early term births and lip /
tongue ties.
Tongue tie in the newborn:
early diagnosis and division prevents poor breastfeeding outcomes.