Be unable to latch on deeply, causing nipple pain and damage.Be unable to latch on to the breast at all.The symptoms below are all associated with poor attachment that may be caused by tongue tie. A baby needs to be able to move their tongue freely and extend it over the lower gum with their mouth open wide to be able to breastfeed well.
But any tongue tie that restricts normal tongue movement can lead to breastfeeding difficulties. Some babies with a tongue tie breastfeed well from the start, others do so when positioning and attachment are improved. The shorter and tighter it is, the more likely it is to affect breastfeeding. Tongue tie affects tongue movement to varying degrees. A short, tight, posterior tongue tie is rarer, but may be particularly hard to spot. Degrees of tongue tie vary and it can be difficult to diagnose accurately. Or you may be able to see or feel firm tissue where their tongue meets the floor of his mouth. When your baby tries to lift their tongue or move it forwards it may appear misshapen, short or heart-shaped, with the frenulum clearly pulling its centre down and restricting its movement. Identifying the cause is important when deciding on appropriate solutions, so seek help from someone skilled. There is an association between high or unusual palates and tongue tie, because restricted tongue movement can affect the shape of the palate.īreastfeeding challenges can also occur for other reasons.
Tongue tie often runs in families and is thought to be more common in boys than girls. Where this doesn’t happen, the frenulum may restrict tongue mobility. The frenulum normally thins and recedes before birth. Tongue tie (ankyloglossia) is caused by a tight or short lingual frenulum (the membrane that anchors the tongue to the floor of the mouth). Are you experiencing pain while breastfeeding, possibly combined with slow weight gain for your baby? While the vast majority of such breastfeeding problems can be resolved by adjusting positioning and attachment, and with good breastfeeding management, occasionally tongue tie might be the cause of the problem.
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