I cut all frenula of babies who are brought to the clinic and seem to have a
tight one.  It is less traumatic for the baby than an immunization.  It
sometimes does wonders, other times nothing.  It almost never bleeds, and as
soon as the baby is at the breast, the baby settles.  Easiest money I ever
made.  I cannot understand why other physicians are reluctant to do it.

I have been sent patients for not latching, and we get the baby to latch on
*before* cutting the frenulum.  We see mothers for sore nipples, and with
*proper* latch, the baby causes the mother almost no pain, *before* I cut
the frenulum.  I still cut it.

When I worked in the pediatric emergency department, I made up emergency
room developmental milestones.  For example, 4 months old: rolls off bed
onto floor.  The 8 month old one was, falls while cruising around coffee
table, cuts chin and teeth cut frenulum.

Jack Newman, MD, FRCPC