Jane,

Read ABM's protocol on ankyloglossia.

 

http://bfmed.org/ace-files/protocol/ankyloglossiaFinal_11.pdf

 

>>The infant may be returned to the mother immediately to be breastfed.
Infant latch and

maternal nipple pain should be reassessed at this time. There is no specific
aftercare required except for

breastfeeding. A small white patch or eschar is seen in some infants for 1
or 2 weeks during the healing

process. Infection of the site is exceedingly rare if clean technique is
used as described.<<

 

It also talks about anesthesia being unnecessary and undesirable in most
infants under 4 months.

Linda Anderegg, RNC, IBCLC, RLC in Chicago

 


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