She has developed a specialty in helping families
with tongue tied babies and also enjoys meeting the specialized needs of the adopting family.
Mothers often need support outside of their healthcare provider's presence for maintaining a healthy milk supply
with a tongue tied baby and may benefit from the experiences of other mothers.
Susan Carrasco: I originally started out because my daughter was born
with her tongue tied and she had that her frenulum clipped and we were having lots and lots of issues breastfeeding even after that clipping had taken place.
It will be a valuable resource for
those with a tongue tie, the parents of children with a tongue tie, speech - language pathologists, lactation consultants, doctors, dentists and other health professionals.
As this strong familial tendency exists, parents may also notice a similarity to other relatives
with tongue tie, especially in the older child.
KATIE JACQUET REED: I exclusively pump with both of my son and my daughter and it was a little bit different for both them based on their individual circumstances as far as their tongue ties and releases but generally I kept to a every 3 hours schedule for the first several months until I had a really solid milk supply I was stabilized in even if I've had two kids
with tongue ties I've been blessed with over supply.
While I can share so many more stories about women's experiences breastfeeding a baby
with a tongue tie (and the improvements they had after they got their baby's ties revised) I thought it would be great to actually talk with a professional who lasers tongue and lip ties on a daily basis.
An inability to clear food off the teeth and lips with the tongue is common, and even adults
with tongue tie may continue to be unable to chew meat, or masticate bulky mouthfuls.
Their research states that surgeons who had operated on both babies and adults
with tongue tie reported that their clientele had experienced difficulties which embraced a range of problems from respiratory difficulties and deviation of the epiglottis and larynx, to problems with phonation.
When the baby progresses to firmer food requiring chewing, and the bolus of food needs to be moved from side to side, to assist mastication by the jaws, many children
with tongue tie will reject food that is difficult to chew, or move it around their mouths with their fingers.
Children
with a tongue tie have to contend with difficulties which may only be discovered as they grow older.
On first observing a neonate
with tongue tie, the cosmetic appearance of the tongue and the tie will stand out.
-- Both our girls were diagnosed
with tongue tie by our 4th lactation consultant.
My son was born
with a tongue tie (which was ultimately snipped twice at a local clinic, and once again at a special breastfeeding clinic we visited).
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.
Do you have a nursling
with a tongue tie?
He also suffered
with a tongue tie and I wondered if that could have been the cause but never considered taking my placenta pills could have affected it.
Whether you're nursing a baby
with a tongue tie or just want to show your nipples some extra love, this is the stuff to use.
According to Dr. Bobby Ghaheri,
with a tongue tie --
In terms, of long - term effects, a child
with a tongue tie may experience mild to severe speech issues, gap formation in teeth, and the inability to do certain oral activities such as play a woodwind instrument.
My first birth was complete with a reluctant epidural and inept education in feeding babies
with tongue ties and having inverted nipples and loving my child but so not loving being a mother with this looming feeling of failure and just being utterly lost and then realizing four months in to this journey of hot mess, surprise, I was pregnant again and terrified.
ROBIN KAPLAN: And what are some signs that a mom has an overactive letdown and can this sometimes be confused, for example, a baby
with a tongue tie?
So, we are in a really exciting time of research and understanding and trying to figure out what is the best way to approach a child
with a tongue tie.
I checked in with my doula for support and reached out to my local La Leche League to find further resources for breastfeeding babies
with tongue tie.
During a post-partum home visit she helped me through difficulties I was having with nursing due to my baby being born
with a tongue tie.
There is nothing more special to her than her booby, probably bc we had such a struggle at birth
with tongue tie, flat / inverted nipples, low supply and some seriously bad advice.
I have seen women struggling to feed the baby, then pump (when they have finally settled the baby) around the clock when, for that particular woman, this can be an unsustainably stressful experience; I have seen women with wrecked nipples that cause toe - curling pain at the very thought of a baby coming near them, often because of undiagnosed issues such as a baby
with tongue tie.
Finally at week 6, he was diagnosed
with a tongue tie.
Some families of babies
with tongue tie are able to list family members who have tongue tie.
Melissa can work with your healthcare provider to support your milk supply and healthy lactation when working
with tongue tie.
Dr. Lucas offers laser frenectomy for infants or children
with tongue tie (ankyloglossia) or lip tie.
I had all the issues you had plus two very low weight girls
with tongue tie.
Below is China's story of pumping for her daughter Zelda after she was born
with a tongue tie and a lip tie.
«It is definitely possible that you could not have pain
with a tongue tie, but that baby would still be having trouble removing enough milk,» Gourley says.
If your baby has been diagnosed
with tongue tie then your GP should be able to discuss all your options with you.
Bryany, 25 Boy 5 weaned at 5 months
with tongue tie.
Hello, we live outside of Little Rock Arkansas and after our pediatrician diagnosed our 6 month old
with a tongue tie we were then referred to Arkansas Children's Hospital.
There is however, an increase in babies born
with tongue tie.
Not exact matches
Some folks
tie cherry stems
with their
tongues.
And of course, he has an amazing voice that make his
tongue -
tying lyrics expressive and filled
with warmth.
The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be on him, said: a prostitute was forgiven — she passed by a dog, panting
with its
tongue out, on the top of a well containing water, almost dying
with thirst; so she took off her boot and
tied it to her head - covering and drew forth water for it; she was forgiven on account of this.
AND Job 41:1» «Can you pull in Leviathan
with a fishhook or
tie down its
tongue with a rope?»
Matthew starts
with the dead daughter to whom Jesus restores life and ends
with the casting out of a little devil who had
tied a man's
tongue so he could not speak until the devil was removed.
When his
tongue was
tied by the word «rivalry,» he blurted an expletive that rhymes
with pluck.
I get
tongue tied with my kids all the time and slip silly words into sentences they have no business being in based on the background noise (of which,
with 4 kids who all talk to some degree or other, is alot of noise lol).
She wasn't
tongue tied, but if she had been, I was ready to have it diagnosed and dealt
with immediately.
This has been a particularly difficult thing for Nell because she struggled
with breastfeeding issues like
tongue -
tie and thrush
with her first two children and was determined that this time,
with Dash, the breastfeeding relationship would be different.
From my own experience,
with Child 1 I couldn't pump nearly enough milk so we ended up buying lots of formula anyway (between that, the cost of the pump and the hands - free bras, the cost of the journey to get his
tongue tie snipped, and the extra maternity leave I took, I may well be one of the few women to have made an overall loss from breastfeeding).
Assessment for potential
tongue and lip
ties with appropriate referrals for diagnosis and treatment
If you suspect that your baby may have a
tongue -
tie, it is important to have it assessed by someone experienced in working
with tongue -
ties.