Riva writes: But what about the TT? If it were the problem wouldn't the weight loss be gradual and the problem develop? ...and Liz responds "Could this be one of those babies who was just "happily catching" mom's abundant post-partum milk supply? Now that his BF mechanics are expected to keep supply up (rather than mom's hormonal soup), perhaps we are seeing the impact of the tongue-tie." ~~~ I've seen this with quite a few tongue-tied babies. As the shift is made for baby's efficiency to drive supply, some moms actually have a significant drop in supply, lowered ejection power as supply downregulates and baby's former "surfing" technique doesn't' work anymore. Baby gets frustrated, stops gaining as well, or starts losing. Some babies have really stretchy tongue-ties that cause no pain, others are so tight, and weak they can't cause pain. Lack of pain doesn't always mean better tongue function with these little ones. Hope that helps with this picture a bit. Ruling out illness and such of course. Peace, Judy Judy LeVan Fram, PT, IBCLC, LLLL Brooklyn, NY, USA [log in to unmask] *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome