Rachel writes:
Perhaps it is time to try a new MD or Pediatric dentist. A child that age
does not need to go under general anest.
Jenni,
It may be a long trip but there is someone here near NYC who evaluates
frenulums in need of release, even those 3 and 4s no one else will look at or
recognize. The release is a quick deal with a little topical for numbing, a brief
holding with gauze and pressure and then right back to mom and the breast.
Some babies latch for the first time ever, within minutes, other latch better
than ever, some it takes more time, but always feeding overall is improved.
Weight gain being good is terrific, but as we all know it's not the whole
story, and sometimes peters out as time goes on, and baby can't "surf" anymore
on a large supply/flow.
Also restrictions which don't make a difference to weight gain can still
make a comfort difference to mom, an energy difference for the baby, as you
noted, and future differences in speech and oral hygeine ( can't get those poppy
seeds out...:) I know a family came all the way down from Canada not long ago
to see this pediatric surgeon. It's a long way from Indiana, for sure, but
if this mom has any relatives in NYC or Long Island, now might be a good time
for a visit...
Judy
Judy LeVan Fram, PT, IBCLC, LLLL, Brooklyn, NY, USAe
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