Lyla,
I already shared all the articles I have with this family. The doctor has
already scared the dad off getting the tongue clipped. I'm not even sure I
have escaped looking like an idiot to this family since the doctor said it
was no problem and it would stretch so she could breastfeed. So I went to
that appointment ready to tell them there was nothing more I could do for
them. In this case at least it didn't make a difference *catching* it
early. But the seed has been planted and hopefully if any problems surface
further down the road, they will remember.
Regards,
Cindi
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lactation Information and Discussion
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Lyla Wolfenstein
> Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2003 10:13 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: tight frenulum
>
>
> 09:57 PM 9/6/2003 -0400, you wrote:
> >Hi all,
> >Just wanted to give an update on my post of a few days ago. I
> just saw this
> >family again and it seems that tincture of time was the cure once again.
>
> hi,
>
> i just wanted to send a caution based on an experience i had with a client
> recently. this baby had weight gain issues in the beginning, but overcame
> them and went on to feed and gain well after the first couple of weeks. i
> wasn't contacted by the family until baby got her first tooth at 4 1/2
> months of age and mom's areola was lacerated repeatedly - nobody could
> figure out why. As soon as i saw the baby, however, it was obvious. A
> very tight lingual frenulum - classic, in fact - translucent and close to
> the clearly notched tip of the tongue. the baby could not extend the
> tongue enough to cover her lower teeth and the new teeth were chopping up
> the areola (and it was the areaola, not the nipple, since the actual latch
> was good, it was just tongue placement that was a problem).
>
> the sad part is, neither the doc or the ent would agree with me,
> so the dad
> got scared off and the family opted not to clip. if this had been caught
> by the LCs and docs when the newborn originally had weight gain issues, it
> probably would have been a non-issue.
>
> in short, i would urge you to consider at least sharing this info with the
> family, and sending them brian palmer's web site (if you haven't already)
> so they can know what to look out for if problems should arise in
> the future.
>
> best of luck,
>
>
> Lyla Wolfenstein, B.S., IBCLC, RLC
> Early Attachments - Breastfeeding Preparation and Support Services
> email: [log in to unmask]
> phone: (360) 281-4719
> web: http://www.earlyattachments.com
>
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