Does it look like she has a lip tie? 😕

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Yes. That's pretty significant too. All 4 of my children plus my husband and sister all had tongue and lip tie. Its super easy. And ENT will cut it in the office. Baby barley cries and barley bleeds. Make sure they check for tongue tie aswell. Alot of times they run together.

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I'm no expert but that's exactly what my son's looked like before we got it corrected. Saw a lactation consultant because I was having too much pain breast feeding. She said it was and the I preceded taking him to an ear nose doctor and got it corrected.

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Looks like it to me, but I'm no expert. Also, usually, but not always, a lip tie accompanies a tongue tie. A lip tie on its own it's not usually an issue but if it comes with the tongue tie then it can be. An IBCLC can let you know if it looks like an issue but they can't actually diagnose. They can refer you to a specialist who can diagnose and correct the issue if need be. If you're in the NY/NJ area, I highly recommend Dr. Siegel. He does the procedure by laser so it's less painful and less likely to reconnect as it heals. It also takes about ten seconds  My baby wouldn't latch at all, a week after the procedure she started latching with a nipple shield, and two weeks later she didn't even need the nipple shield. We're still exclusively breastfeeding now (though we had to supplement triple feed in the beginning). I also recommend the NY/NJ tongue and lip tie Facebook group even if you're not in the area for a wealth of information from specialists, ENTs, craniosacral therapists, and parents who've been through it.

Does it look like she has a lip tie? 😕

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