[log in to unmask] wrote:

> In a message dated 6/3/04 5:30:10 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:

> Regarding waiting to see if the frenulum will stretch (and other
> easons for waiting):  Yes, sometimes they do seem to take care of
> themselves.
>
>
> Winnie, in your above statement is this based on observation and
> comments shared or is there research that backs this?
> I am looking for documentation of short frenulum being measured
> with regard to the tongue's ability to extend over the gum line
> and lift.
> I wonder when statements are made that the frenulum will stretch
> is this really what happens or does this baby/child compensates so
> as not to draw attention to the short frenulum?
> Still looking for some concrete answers but not sure if there are
> any out there.
> Thanks,
> Ann Perry, RN, IBCLC
> Boston, MA

My comments were based on observations, not anything researched.  I
have followed a few cases where there were signs of a tongue tie,
but it was not clipped and mom went on to nurse comfortably and baby
gained well.  I don't know if it was a matter of the frenulum
stretching, baby compensating effectively, mom with a high pain
threshold or an abundant milk supply in spite of ineffective milk
removal.  Unfortunately, it only takes a tiny percentage like this
for some to ingore all the ones where it is a problem!
If tongue tie was something that could be definitively diagnosed
with some sort of measurable lab test, it would be easy.  However, I
don't think there will ever be a truly concrete answer that fits
each couplet.

Winnie



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