Both my kids are tt'd - my son has a type 1 classic tt I never had a problem with. He sucked like a pro from the first time and I had only some minor discomfort for the first 3-4 days, but no nipple trauma. He gained like a champ even while nursing on one side only on a 3-hour schedule (I didn't know anything about bf then and our bf relationship ended when he got his first growth spurt and I thought I had lost my milk).

My daughter has a type 2 tt and had my nipples bleeding for the whole first month, but the pain and injury went away after that and we nursed until she was 4 and self-weaned. Her tt is still not corrected because I didn't know then what I know now, but I plan to do it when she starts to lose her milk teeth.

I have had some moms who never suspected their babies were tt'd until they started getting repeated plugs and mastitis around the 4-5 month mark and the tt was identified and corrected which resolved the problems.

So I think tt's are always a problem - but in some cases the parents may choose to not treat them right away.

Christina Yaneva
BF Peer Councellor
Bulgaria


--- On Sat, 1/9/10, Katherine Morrison <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> From: Katherine Morrison <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Tongue tie not a problem
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Saturday, January 9, 2010, 5:52 PM
> How often are you all seeing
> non-problematic ankyloglossia?
> 
> I've always assumed it's always a problem to some degree
> but I realize that
> could be because I *only* have contact with moms who are
> having problems -
> generally major problems.   Many of you see
> moms routinely in the hospital
> before problems have occured.
> 
> Just curious,
> Katherine
> 
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