<<I'm wondering if tongue-ties can ever fix themselves or if babies just 
figure out a way to breastfeed despite the tongue tie>>

I wish I knew for sure.

It does appear that most kids with a more posterior tongue tie are able to 
nurse comfortable/effectively eventually. (If the mom can stick it out long 
enough)  Often seems to be between 6wks and 3 months of age.  I assume the 
tongue/mouth grow long/large enought to hold onto more breast better...but I 
don't really know.

<<The mom finally agreed to take baby to the ENT who took one glance at the 
tongue and said no tongue tie.  I looked like a complete idiot!>>

Yes---this has happened to me in a case where the frenulum was very thick 
and fleshy and the kid could not move his tongue at all and I was not 
comfortable clipping it, so sent to ENT.  Very frustrating.

Kathy Leeper, MD, IBCLC
MilkWorks- Lincoln, NE

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