Abstract Background and Aims Breastfeeding is considered the golden standard in neonatal nutrition. One of the complications encountered in breastfeeding is tongue-tie (ankyloglossia), which may eventually lead to aborting breastfeeding. Frenotomy is considered a harmless and effective procedure for Continue Reading
Basic Tongue Tie links and signposts
This page is for stories from parents, breastfeeding counsellors, lactation consultants, midwives, health visitors and anyone else involved in the care of mothers and babies who has a tongue-tie story to share. Please see my post in my blog on this website foran explanation of my interest in this Continue Reading
Tash’s Story
My son was born in 2009 at a birth center with CNMs. He was breathing fast when not nursing at the center and so we transferred to the local NICU to make sure he was ok. Later I learned that breathing oddly can be a sign of a tt. (he was also 9lbs). At the hospital I asked at least two different Continue Reading
Catherine’s Story
I have two boys, Billy now 3 and Tom 7 months. Both had lovely gentle births at home and breastfed immediately. Everything was in place for successful feeding, in theory…. With Billy I struggled to get him latched on properly with his head-bobbing and hands in the way – I ended up with sore, Continue Reading
Heather’s Story
I am currently pursuing a career in primary care and midwifery in large part because of my experiences with tongue-tie and breastfeeding. In my future practice, I want to be like the one person who finally helped me and my son. My son was born by c-section (he was breech at the last minute) and I Continue Reading
Siobhan’s Story
I had a normal pregnancy my boy arrived at 41+3 after my labour not progressing and my son showing signs of pooing inside me i had a emergency c section. After waking up hours after the op i was told my son had ingested meconium and was in scbu he was also small(5pound11 witch was a shock as had Continue Reading
Helen’s Story
I had a very difficult time breastfeeding my daughter. I had never heard of tongue tie, and it was never suggested to me despite me seeking help from various sources. Looking back, it seems obvious. She was very unsettled in general, was tense and wriggly during feeds, and made clicking noises. She Continue Reading
L’s Story
I had only ever planned on breastfeeding, my Mum breastfed all four of us and never really gave it much thought during my pregnancy. I attended a breastfeeding workshop which was more for my husbands benefit, I read the leaflets and felt confident I would be a natural as I had never even considered Continue Reading
Sarah’s Story
A was born at 38 weeks, via a 4 hour active labour with normal birth position. Pregnancy had been stressful from start to finish: from several early bleeds to SPD and Bells Palsy, through to lack of movements from my baby on and off for the 3 weeks prior to delivery. It is fair to say that I was Continue Reading
Callie’s Story
Molly arrived early. After an admittedly fabulous birth, nothing had prepared me for the shock of having that birth nearly a month before I expected it. The labour progressed quickly and I was only aware of being in labour for the last two and a half hours: when they plopped my daughter on my chest, Continue Reading