> I don't understand why we are blaming breastfeeding. This child is
> only 2 and from what I gather ONLY nursing 5-6 times a day. I don;t
> think any of my babies nursed less often than that at tist age and
> sometimes nursed that often during the night.

Exactly.  Why is that ALWAYS the doctor's first reaction?  Your baby is
small, stop nursing; your baby is big, stop nursing; your baby has a
hangnail, stop nursing.

> IMO, the untreated tongue-tie and the oversupply (most likely caused
> by the tongue-tie) is the problem. If we are seeing the same method of
> using the tongue with water, why wouldn't clipping the tongue be the
> priority (sadly not so easy at it would have been much earlioer, but
> still appears we are seeing a cascade of problems with it). I have
> also repeatedly raised my concern on Lactnet (with no response) about
> the risk of hyperinsulinemia related to oversuipply. I think it is a
> real concern in this case. I wonder if this child is also unable to
> properly chew food as well.

If the baby is only nursing 5-6x per day, why would hyperinsulinemia
from oversupply be an issue here?
I would be concerned about treating the oversupply if the cause of the
gulping is polydipsia and not the tongue tie.

Katie Bredbeck
mama to two boys with polydipsia

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