Dentists and lactation consultations have touted cutting babies’ “tongue-ties” for years, but the increasingly popular operation has little efficacy research to back it up, The New York Times reported ...
Congratulations on your new bundle of joy! Is it joyful? What if your baby cries, fusses and isn’t feeding well? Perhaps you’ve tried breast and bottle-feeding without success. After talking to family ...
As any parent of a newborn can attest, one of the biggest challenges in your little one’s first days of life (aside from lack of sleep) is setting up feeding in a way that works for your family. For ...
Breastfeeding can be challenging and emotionally tolling for many new mothers. Although breastfeeding is frequently referred to as a “natural” process, it is also a skill that both the mother and the ...
Tongue-tie occurs when there is an abundance of tissues between the lower tongue and lower mouth. A common symptom of tongue-tie in babies is difficulty latching to the nipple during breastfeeding.
OLD LYME, CT (WFSB) - A new study says “tongue tie” diagnoses in infants may be overdone and, according to one report, overtreated. Tongue ties are tissue that connects the bottom of the tongue to the ...
If your newborn has a mild case of tongue-tie, then usually you can leave it be. But if the tongue-tie is more severe — especially if it alters the shape of the tongue — the pediatrician may recommend ...
Researchers from the Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN), Canada have developed a new referral process and Frenotomy Assessment Tool to determine the proportion of breastfeeding infants with TT ...
Complications following a procedure to treat tongue-tie in babies are occurring that can result in admission to hospital, something a University of Otago paediatrician says needs to be better ...
When Chrissy Teigen’s 3-year-old daughter, Luna, was an infant, a doctor diagnosed her with tongue-tie. Teigen was shocked. A few days earlier, she had brushed off an Instagram follower who suggested ...
Dr. Allie Lonneman is an award-winning pediatric dentist and founder of Arlington Tongue Tie Center, Arlington’s only practice solely dedicated to the treatment of tongue-ties and lip-ties in infants ...