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A lenőtt nyelvvel küszködő csecsemők korlátozott nyelvmozgása gyakran okoz nem szűnő szopási problémákat – írják ausztrál kutatók a Pediatrics c. gyermekgyógyászati folyóirat júliusi számában. A nyelv műtéti felszabadítása ezekben az esetekben általában megoldja a problémát, a csecsemő több tejhez jut, az édesanya fájdalmai pedig jelentősen csökkennek.

Ha a nyelv alatt látható kis hártya túl rövid, a nyelv nem tud kellően mozogni. A nyelv hegye jellegzetesen behúzódik, a baba nem tudja hosszan kinyújtani.

April L. Larsen
Piscataway NJ USA
From: NEW BEGINNINGS, Vol. 23 No. 2, March-April 2006, pp. 64-65

For several years now, I have been reading and enjoying NEW BEGINNINGS. I save the old issues to give to others o encourage breastfeeding. Now I have a story to share in hopes that my experience will help others.

My daughter, Keira, was born in a beautiful water birth. Upon examining her mouth, my midwife noticed that Keira had a tight frenulum, also known as tongue-tie. (The frenulum is the small band of tissue that connects the underside of the tongue to the floor of the mouth.) She mentioned it should not be a problem to nurse her, but that I should pay extra attention to how Keira latched on. She said that most of the time the frenulum can stretch enough to breastfeed well. I was also informed that in some cases, tongue-tie babies need a procedure called a frenotomy by an oral surgeon or qualified dentist. In a frenotomy, the frenulum is clipped with scissors, allowing the tongue to move more freely.

By Joni Niedert
Kenner LA USA
From: NEW BEGINNINGS, Vol. 13 No. 2, March-April 1996, pp. 41-2

When I discovered I was pregnant for the third time, I didn't give much thought to breastfeeding. I would just care for the baby the way I had taken care of her two older brothers. I would breastfeed on demand, cuddle, and treat this new member of our family as the special, delicate gift that she certainly would be. I did reread my copy of THE WOMANLY ART OF BREASTFEEDING to refresh my memory about certain things, but after all my experience with Jason and Matthew, I didn't believe that there was anything I would run into that I wasn't prepared for. I thought about going to an LLL meeting, but I couldn't muster up the energy to go.