Natalie Hessell wrote: "What did humans do in the past, did these babies and moms just
compensate and go on, did some die or not gain well.  It seems fairly
common now, I am guessing it was somewhat common in the past as well. 
I know, maybe we are "letting" those with tt survive/reproduce and it
is more common, genetically because of  modern practices.  Still, tt
can't be completely out of the norm, or universally incompatible with
bf."

I heard that midwives used to 'clip' the frenulum with their fingernail...
http://newborns.stanford.edu/Frenotomy.html
http://www.breastfeedingbasics.com/html/tonguetie.shtml


Be well,
Tracy Massillon, IBCLC
San Francisco, CA USA

          


      

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