tongue-tie
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Her son had a tongue-tie, a condition where the strip of skin connecting the tongue to the mouth is tighter than usual, making it almost impossible for him to latch on to her breast.
From BBC • Aug. 10, 2024
An estimated 7% of babies are diagnosed with a condition called tongue-tie, in which the connection between the tongue and the floor of the mouth is too strong and limits tongue movement.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2024
Reporters traveled to Boise, Idaho, and observed tongue-tie surgery in Manhattan.
From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2023
Some babies with the condition struggle to latch on to the breast, but awareness of it as an infant feeding issue can be poor, and tongue-tie can be hard to spot.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2022
Bolting of food or overeating results in vomiting and gas, and thus interferes with normal nursing, as also may tongue-tie.
From The Mother and Her Child by Sadler, William S.
