i have a new syndrome to propose, "lactnet syndrome," because after reading
about the baby with the large tongue last night, what should i see today but
a baby with a very large tongue! rather poor sucking action, hard to say what
is causing it because he has thrush, reflux, mother's milk supply is down,
easily distracted, etc., but i think the large tongue must be at least part
of it (so it seemed to me, but there are so many things going on it is hard
to say for sure other than a hunch).

are there any "reasons" for the tongue being overly large other than small
mouth size? poor motor control of the tongue causing it to seem large because
it is not controlled well? i like to think i can tell it is large and not
just low tone.

carol brussel IBCLC

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