Tongue Tied Troubles

Did you know that midwives of centuries past were reported to keep a fingernail sharp to slice the membranes under the tongues of newborn babies.  It was reportedly done to prevent speech impediments.

This blog post on Strollerderby is why I am grateful to my amazing Pediatrician for quickly disgnosing and resolving Magnus' short frenulum.   Baby Magnus had been under the constant care of doctors and nurses for the first few days of his life in the NICU but no one noticed the tongue tie. I wish I could have gotten a picture before it was clipped but it was diagnosed and treated in a matter of minutes.  After a quick touch of the gauze it had stopped bleeding. (never saw another drop)  Magnus latched easily and nursed immediately.  It was like night and day.  There was no struggling at let down.  His latch was no longer painful.

Not all tongue tie are severe enough for most people to even notice.  Like on here on the Booby Whisper

Have you ever had an experience with tongue tie?