Tongue Tie & Breastfeeding! What's The Scoop?!

Can we please talk about Tongue Tie (Ankyloglossia) and Breastfeeding? The real scoop here! All too often tongue tie is mentioned to breastfeeding families as a way to fix undesirable normal baby behaviors. This is not ok. Sometimes there are things happening that need to be addressed but are actually unrelated to the frenulum or tongue.

When is it actually a tongue tie, tight frenulum, aka Ankyloglossia?

What is the tongue's role in breastfeeding? How do you know if a baby is tongue-tied? Do all tongue ties need to be revised? How common is tongue tie in babies? How do you correct a tongue tie? Who can evaluate if my breastfeeding baby has a tongue tie? Does tongue tie fix all breastfeeding baby problems? How does a baby heal from having their frenulum revised?