SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF TONGUE-TIE Maternal issues
- Nipple pain and damage
- Misshapen nipple following feed
- Low milk supply
- Plugged ducts
- Mastitis
- Frustration and dissatisfaction with breast feeding
- Untimely weaning
- infant issues Poor latch
- Inability to flange lips (tight labial frenulum) Difficulty creating and maintaining suction slipping off the breast slowly during feed
- "Chewing of the nipple
- clicking sound while nursing (poor suction)
- Ineffective milk transfer
- Inadequate weight gain or weight loss (espe- cially with infants who appear to nurse well)
- fussiness and frequent pulling away from the breast
- Fatigue within 1 to 2 minutes of beginning a feed
- Falling asleep at the breast having taken less than an optimal feed, as proven by frequent feeds