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Dear Dets, I’m not familiar with a ‘tied tongue’, would you mind elucidating?
Sure thing! Under the cut:
Basically, the baby may have a strip of connecting skin between their tongue and the floor of their mouth. We all have that, to differing degrees, but some kids have it to the point where they can’t stick their tongue out of their mouth at all. When breastfeeding, kids need to put their tongues over their bottom gum, outside their mouth. So, when a child has a tongue-tie the mother’s nipple gets grazed, sometimes blistered, by the baby’s desperation to feed. Considering that the breast is already a sensitive area, it is usually INCREDIBLY painful. Thankfully, tongue-tie and upper-lip-tie are fairly rare. Most early breastfeeding problems stem from a bad attachment, and are easily fixed with practice.
I am a mad researcher by nature, so when it came to feeding my baby, I did my research! I know a hell of a lot about BFing now. If there are people who want good resources, I am more than happy to help you! Drop me a line!
(no, the Dwarfling didn’t have a tongue-tie, for anybody who is curious. However, I have very low blood pressure, and discovered the hard way about vasospasm. It was Not Fun. Even the shower became a rite of torture! But that was a temporary thing that lasted maybe three months, and we got a BF consultant to help us who was super nice. We are an expert team these days, me and the kiddo! All smooth sailing, and she is so healthy and happy that I am glad I persevered 🙂
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