Dr. Coryllos treats them by making several small snips with a sterile scissors along the anterior gum line, severing the frenulum from the lip. A little pressure from a gauze pad and the bleeding stops. She also uses a topical anesthetic so it does not hurt the baby. I wonder if this baby also has a tongue thrust. Last time I saw a wound at the junction of the nipple and areola, the baby was thrusting his tongue at the base of the nipple and damaged it. This baby may be biting to help him stay on the breast if he cannot keep an intact lip seal as well. If the issue is just the labial frenulum, tilting the head back more can sometimes help. Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC NYC *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html