I am eager to get others opinions. I am on the tongue tie support site on Facebook, and have noted lots of talk about both tongue and lip ties--but I guess that's what one would expect on a site devoted to this issue. 
I believe the interest in 'ties' over the past decade is that many women with very sore nipples, who would've just switched to bottle feeding in previous years, are now seeking out the causes for such pain and ways to correct it. 
I am an advocate of revising lip and tongue ties, but only when they prevent a successful breastfeeding relationship. IBCLC's need to be able to perform an oral exam/ assessment in addition to a feeding evaluation to determine the effect a tie is having. 
Melinda Harris -Moulton FNP IBCLC






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> On Jan 4, 2014, at 6:57 PM, Kathleen Huggins <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Hello to everyone from warm, sunny Central California!  Being from Buffalo, I feel your pain if you are suffering with the extreme cold!  I have recently started responding to nursing mothers on a popular breastfeeding website.  I have been quite surprised at the number of mothers responding to mothers experiencing breastfeeding issues and their advice.  Everyday, nursing mothers post to those having problems to check for "lip ties" and to ask physicians to get them clipped so that their particular problem will be solved.  I see this with any moms experiencing  latch issues, painful nursing, fussing at the breast, making sounds while nursing, etc, etc.  It reminds me of the 1980's when we all thought anyone with sore nipples must have yeast!
> 
> So, what am I missing here? Where is this coming from?  I have missed ONE ILCA conference in  25+ years.  Was that the conference that was all about lip ties? 
> 
> Anxiously awaiting to hear where this is coming from!
> 
> Thanks to all!
> 
> Kathleen
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