Hi Kathy, thank you very much for your reply.
I saw ties when at mom's home. It seems to me that the lower tie was ok. The baby had not a "heart-formed" tongue, and can extend it over the gum. I'm not a doc so I could not to be able to evaluate a "borderline", even  if I had several cases of  tongue-tie . It seems to me the upper tie could be a bit short, but I don't understand if it could be this kind of problem.
I did never try this kind of test with finger.. I will try asap :))!!
Thanks!
Hugs
martina




It sounds very much like a tongue-tie.  Have you lifted the tongue up with a 
finger underneath?  Or even sweep the finger under the tongue...you can 
often feel the string more easily than you can see it.

That flat back of the palate is often associated with tongue-tie, because 
the tongue is not able to "lift" high enough to shape the palate into the 
usual rounded shape.

Ideas:

Clip tongue-tie if present...even a small one!

Electric heating pad on "low" setting for 10-15 minutes after nursing every 
time. (It does not help to do it once in a while, or wait for pain.)

Nipple shield-to help hold nipple farther back in baby's mouth if it is 
slipping forward from tongue problem.

Hope something is helpful--

Kathy Leeper, MD, IBCLC
MilkWorks- Lincoln, NE


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