I am not at work now, but I believe I have an article that addresses this
"resolution." If I remember correctly, a study looked at dyads where
clipping was done early vs not done at all. The clipping did help, but
after (I think) 7 weeks, the dyads who did not clip were also breastfeeding
(doing well, gaining weight etc I think?). The problem was that many dyads
(that did not clip) dropped out due to all the bf problems.
I think the take home message was clipping is very helpful, but if you
don't clip and can persist thru all the problems, after about 7 wks the 2
groups look the same.
My thought is that maybe the worst ones were the ones to drop out. But I
have shared this with several mothers who did not under any circumstances
want the baby's tongue released.
I will cc this message to work so I can find the article.
Laurie Wheeler RN MN IBCLC
Mississippi USA

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