Tongue-tie (ankyloglossia) can be alarming for new parents—but does your child's tongue actually need to be clipped? Cindy Gellner, MD, addresses the myths and facts about a frenotomy, from the ...
Lauren Lavelle didn’t know much about breastfeeding when she became pregnant with her first daughter in 2018. So she sought help from Melanie Henstrom, a lactation consultant in Boise, a few months ...
Procedures to fix tongue ties have skyrocketed as more parents breastfeed. Pediatricians say that there can be benefits, but tongue ties won't fix all nursing problems. Data on the efficiency of the ...
A controversial procedure is back in the spotlight. The New York Times on Monday released an investigation into tongue tie release surgeries, detailing the risks and questionable necessity for the ...
If your newborn has a mild case of tongue-tie, then usually you can leave it be. But if the tongue-tie is more severe — especially if it alters the shape of the tongue — the pediatrician may recommend ...
TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR OTHER PARENTS. TOUCH YOUR TONGUE TO THE ROOF OF YOUR MOUTH. THAT’S EASY FOR JONATHAN TO DO NOW AT AGE SEVEN. BUT FOR MONTHS AFTER HE WAS BORN, HIS MOTHER, REBECCA HILL, HAD NO ...
The number of infants diagnosed as being “tongue-tied” has increased 10-fold between 1997 and 2012, but a recent study suggests the treatment is performed too often, The New York Times reported July ...
As any parent of a newborn can attest, one of the biggest challenges in your little one’s first days of life (aside from lack of sleep) is setting up feeding in a way that works for your family. For ...
Infants' tongue-tie may be overdiagnosed and needlessly treated, American Academy of Pediatrics says
Tongue-tie —a condition in infants that can affect breastfeeding — may be overdiagnosed in the U.S. and too often treated with unnecessary surgery, a prominent doctors' group said Monday.Video above: ...
When Chrissy Teigen’s 3-year-old daughter, Luna, was an infant, a doctor diagnosed her with tongue-tie. Teigen was shocked. A few days earlier, she had brushed off an Instagram follower who suggested ...
The little band of tissue under the tongue, known as the lingual frenulum, has become a source of heated discussions, and even angry arguments, in social media settings, parent groups, and in ...
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