Dear Lactnetters,
I offered to pose this question for a recent doula client.  Her baby was born
with a tooth.  It's lovely, was slightly loose, but at seven days, it's not loose
anymore.  It has given the baby a worn, almost ulcerated spot on the underside of
her tongue.
So here is my list of questions:  It doesn't seem to affect breastfeeding but mom
worries that Baby Anna's tongue is sore and in turn so her nipples will be due to
baby's changing use of abraded tongue.  Or will the baby learn to cope with the
tooth?  Will the tooth need to be removed (suggested by a HCP)?  Are the teeth
babies are born with extra or is it simply an early eruption of the normal
deciduous teeth?  How much time is too much to obsess about the pearly, white
tooth?
Any words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated!
Kerri Bundy RMT, CD, LLLL in sunny, hot College Station, TX

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