It is so hard to understand why some parents will not clip their child's tongue. I suppose everyone has their reasons, but it is less invasive/painful than a circumcision, which many parents do not think twice about.
My son had his tongue clipped at 6 days old. He basically slept through the whole procedure. I think it was harder on me than him. Breastfeeding was so much more comfortable after that.
It's definitely something I think could make or break a breastfeeding relationship. And tongue-tie doesn't just affect breastfeeding. Often times, if it's not clipped at infancy, it may need to be clipped as the child gets older, due to speech problems.
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