http://blogs.bmj.com/adc-archimedes/2009/04/02/q-tongue-tie-division-for-breastfeeding/ Just another blogs.bmj.com weblog Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:54:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://blogs.bmj.com/adc-archimedes/2009/04/02/q-tongue-tie-division-for-breastfeeding/#comment-376 mervyn griffiths Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:42:11 +0000 http://blogs.bmj.com/adc-archimedes/?p=51#comment-376 As NICE has recommended, there are a group of babies with tongue-ties who cannot breastfeed, or may have problems bottle feeding. Any Lactation consultant or infant feeding Advisor knows that a tongue-tie will need to be excluded if there are problems latching on, there are mutilated nipples ( forget child mutilation), or the baby is essentially feeding continuously. The published RCTs all support divison for symptomatic babies. So, If asked, the correct reply is "Yes, of course". As NICE has recommended, there are a group of babies with tongue-ties who cannot breastfeed, or may have problems bottle feeding.
Any Lactation consultant or infant feeding Advisor knows that a tongue-tie will need to be excluded if there are problems latching on, there are mutilated nipples ( forget child mutilation), or the baby is essentially feeding continuously.
The published RCTs all support divison for symptomatic babies.
So, If asked, the correct reply is “Yes, of course”.

]]> http://blogs.bmj.com/adc-archimedes/2009/04/02/q-tongue-tie-division-for-breastfeeding/#comment-368 james robertson Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:43:49 +0000 http://blogs.bmj.com/adc-archimedes/?p=51#comment-368 Personally I think we miss the point- surely tongue tie is most important when it comes to the teenage years and kissing Personally I think we miss the point- surely tongue tie is most important when it comes to the teenage years and kissing

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