A Study On Tongue Tie Release
Some medical professionals advise parents to bottle feed their babies to alleviate their child’s tongue-tie symptoms. But, to make matters worse, it’s the best medical advice. When a mother switches to bottle feeding, she avoids the discomfort associated with breastfeeding; however, her baby still faces issues such as a weak latch, milk leakage, reflux, excessive gas, colic, and delayed eating, which might decrease weight gain.
The Switch To Alleviate Lip or Tongue Tie is Not a Guarantee
Many Kenosha and surrounding area parents who come to Denthetics, LLC, for their babies or children suffering from a tongue or lip ties are concerned for their growth and development. As a result, for nursing mothers who have had to stop nursing and has lost her milk supply, this is a very stressful experience. Parents may need time to piece together the symptoms, and doctors often aren’t aware of the damage caused by tongue and lip ties. To the parents’ amazement, changing to a bottle did not miraculously make things better. Unfortunately, this occurs every day, and in most cases, the parents tried five different bottles, but they’re still having trouble. The infant continues to leak milk, is cranky, gassy, colicky, unable to fall asleep, constantly spitting up, has hiccups after each feeding, and is always hungry. Most of the time, it’s a less apparent posterior tongue tie. Nevertheless, most providers would see it and inform the parents.
A Recent Study on Tongue Tie Release Treatment
A research study by Dr. Bobby Ghaheri demonstrated in a randomized controlled experiment (RCT) using a unique bottle with a computerized nipple that newborns eat more effectively, are better able to adjust to changes in feeding, and have more rhythmic and coordinated sucking following a correct posterior tongue-tie release. In addition, babies who had their posterior ties freed using a CO2 laser had less spit-up, fewer hiccups, and less fussiness. At the same time, mothers reported reduced breast discomfort and more feeding confidence. The research findings have crucial implications since they demonstrate that all types of ties, not only the front ones, might have issues. It also indicates that using a bottle will not fix the problem. Instead, when newborns exhibit tongue-tie signs, they will benefit from a tongue-tie release performed by a trained professional.
How To Survive and Thrive As A Parent Of A Lip or Tongue Tie Baby Or Child
Most parents who notice their child has a tongue tie in Kenosha and the surrounding areas dismiss the condition since they haven’t seen a correlation between the tongue tie condition and the child’s weight gain. To begin with, the baby may be “OK” but not “thriving” because the mom has a milk oversupply, is continuously feeding him, or is using some other kind of compensation. Instead of settling for “fine,” our children’s dentist, Dr. Felicia Mata-Stein, our Kenosha cosmetic dentist, desires optimum health and development for all children. Long-term consequences of a tongue tie include difficulties communicating, eating solid foods, and sleeping, resulting in growth and development complications or delays.
Tongue Tie Treatments in Kenosha, Wisconsin
The posterior tongue tie is a common cause of severe discomfort in breastfeeding mothers. Whether you notice any of these issues when breastfeeding or bottle-feeding your baby and you’re worried that there may be a tongue tie, please give Denthetics, LLC a call at 262-652-9083 or contact us online. At Denthetics, we’d be happy to schedule a consultation to see if your baby has a tongue-tie or a lip-tie and provide effective treatment that helps your child grow and flourish.