Thursday, February 25, 2016

Symptoms of Tongue-Tie or Lip Tie in Infants

Infant symptoms of tongue-tie/lip tie may include the following:
  • Poor or unsustainable latch
  • Clicking noises with baby repeatedly "clicking off" the breast while feeding
  • Exhaustion and falling asleep at the breast before full
  • Frequent coughing or choking on milk
  • Gasping for air mid-feed
  • Frequent release and re-latch
  • Unsatisfied after prolonged feeds
  • Poor weight gain/failure to thrive
  • Gas/reflux/colic/hiccups due to swallowing of air
  • Frequent and prolonged nursing sessions
  • Fussing, fighting, or crying or seeming frustrated during feeding sessions
  • Lip blisters
  • Milk leaking from the corners of the mouth during feeding
  • Gumming and chewing on the nipple
  • Unable to open wide to latch

Some symptoms for breastfeeding mothers include the following:

  • Severe pain during breastfeeding
  • Poor or incomplete milk transfer (breasts don't feel emptied after feedings)
  • Undersupply or oversupply
  • Mastitis and/or thrush
  • Cracked, sore, or damaged nipples

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