The Canadian College of Family Physicians has a position paper on
tongue tie.   It states that 4.9% of babies have TT and in about one
quarter of them it impacts on breastfeeding.   Clipping may be
considered.


On 24-Feb-09, at 2:40 PM, Michelle Swanson wrote:

> Alison Jacobson wrote:
>> 1. What are the skeptical physicians' reasons for doubting that
>> tongue ties
>> can affect nursing success?
> Our local HCPs believe that the risk of infection from clipping is
> greater than the risk of failing at breastfeeding.  Some of our
> local HCPs call clipping a tongue-tie "a harebrained idea from LLL
> Leaders who have too much time on their hands."  They argue that a
> baby can be trained to stretch out their tongue enough to make
> breastfeeding possible, regardless of the degree of severity.   It
> is a weak argument (the risk of infection) considering the number
> (almost 100%) of the boys that leave the hospital circumcised.
>
> We would love to have a professional educated in the advantages of
> clipping a tongue-tie fly into our area and educate our local HCPs
> at some sort of seminar...but there is no money available for such
> an expense...anybody want to come to Windy Wyoming and donate such a
> session???
>
> Michelle Swanson, LLLL
> member of the Laramie County Breastfeeding Task Force
> Wyoming, USA
> :-)
>
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