Their restrictions will likely continue to affect the ease of breastfeeding.
NEWBORN LIP QUIVER FULL
Some babies with tongue and/or lip-tie may manage to nurse well enough to gain weight adequately in the early weeks, but they may not be able to maintain a full milk supply as they grow. In these studies, tongue-tied babies also did not draw the nipple as deeply into the mouth as babies who were not tongue-tied. These movements are not as effective at removing milk from the breast and can cause significant pain and nipple damage. Ultrasound studies have shown that the tongue movements used by tongue-tied babies are qualitatively different from those used by by babies who are not tongue-tied. Even if a baby can reach his or her tongue past the gums or lips, there may still be a tight frenulum restricting baby’s ability to breastfeed effectively. Sometimes the sides of the tongue will rise but the center of the tongue will stay on the floor of the mouth. Some are even buried under the floor of the mouth, causing the tongue to appear, “short.” The only visible indication may be that the floor of the mouth rises when baby lifts his tongue or the tongue stays flat or doesn’t rise to the palate when baby cries. Some restrictive frenulums attach further back on the tongue. This photograph shows a very obvious tongue-tie and visible frenulum (the bit of tissue holding down the tongue) but not all restrictions are this obvious.
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