Common Symptoms of Infant Tongue/Lip Tie

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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

Dental Clinic East Berlin -  East Berlin Smiles

Tel: 717-259-9596

418 West King Street

East Berlin, PA 17316

USA