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I notice that more than a few babies cry without bringing their tongues to
the roof of their mouths. Is this typically an indication of a potential
tongue tie? Often on further checking these babies, they are able to extend
their tongue over the gum line. Carolyn Schindewolf
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marianne Vanderveen-Kolkena" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 8:42 AM
Subject: Re: checking a babies suck right after birth
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pat Young" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 1:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [LACTNET] checking a babies suck right after birth
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>>I don't "check their suck". But I look carefully for palate problems or
>>tongue tie with my eyes :-) Pat in SNJ
>
> **Wouldn't that be the best solution by far...? Sticking a (gloved! try
> for yourself... bah!) finger in a newborn, to me would look like a very
> invasive thing to do.
> Shouldn't mom's breast be the first thing a baby tastes, her soft, sweet
> skin offering soft, sweet nutrition and nurture...?
> And apart from that... isn't it early enough to check these things AFTER
> the first feed, if any problem seems to arise?
>
> Marianne Vanderveen,
> VBN-volunteer and hoping to pass the IBCLC-exam in 2008
>
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