Asking the toddler to open big and tipping their head back more can make 
breastfeeding a child with a gap more comfortable. When the labial 
frenulum is thick and tight, the lip can't always keep a seal on the 
breast, and the child compensates by sealing around the gums, which 
causes that suction through the gap effect. Having the lip come at more 
of an angle helps it seal to the breast when the labial frenulum is 
tight. Do the same things we'd do with an infant to ensure an 
asymmetrical latch- slide the child toward the opposite side, and wrap 
his/her hips around mom.

It's easy enough to snip this frenulum, and teeth move together rather 
rapidly once it's gone.
Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC  NYC

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