PSA Tongue Tied

doodleoodle

For those of you trying to breastfeed a baby who has extreme difficulty latching do not give up! At their wellness checkup ask the doctor to look inside their mouth got any abnormalities. It was taking 20-30 minutes to get my baby to latch and it turned out she was tongue tied. As soon as the doctor clipped it I nursed my baby she latched instantly. I was so happy that I cried. You have to be forceful with these doctors. While we were in the hospital I mentioned that her tongue looked a little forked, the nurses looked and said she was fine. All of the lactation consultants knew how much trouble I was having and never mentioned a possible tongue tie. Thank goodness we have a great pediatrician or I'd have the option of nursing taken away from me.

JLW0504

Both of my girls were tongue tied. I knew to ask with DD2 since DD1 had hers corrected. I didn't get to nurse with DD1 asa result so, I'm hoping to have better chances with DD2.

Also, with her being a premie, it's taking longer for her to get the hang of nursing. The pedi did she should have it down by the due date.

dramaphile

I'm tongue tied! I'm surprised my mom was able to breastfeed me for my whole first year, but apparently I didn't have any issues. The LC who taught our class made sure to mention tongue ties to us, which was great. I got to show my tongue tie off to everyone in class so they knew what to look for in their baby. My weird tongue finally came in handy