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Tongue-tie –myth or reality? - National Women's Hospital

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Infant Presentation of tongue -Tie<br />

• po<strong>or</strong> latch and suck<br />

• clicking sound while feeding<br />

• ineffective milk transfer<br />

• inadequate weight gain<br />

• irritability <strong>or</strong> colic<br />

• fussiness and arching at breast<br />

• fatigue within one <strong>or</strong> two minutes<br />

• po<strong>or</strong> suction to maintain deep grasp on breast<br />

• ‘chewing of the nipple’<br />

• Gradual sliding off the breast<br />

• falling asleep bef<strong>or</strong>e adequate volume taken

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