tongue tie

When breastfeeding hurts: here’s the low-down on tongue tie

When breastfeeding hurts: here’s the low-down on tongue tie

Breastfeeding can be an emotive topic. There are those who love it from the first latch of the first baby in those first minutes of life. There are those who find it difficult in the early stages, but get there in time. There are those who decide not to breastfeed or who try and try […]

9 years ago

This is what happens when tongue and lip tie goes undiagnosed

This is what happens when tongue and lip tie goes undiagnosed

Three years of pain, trauma and sleepless nights. One family visited over twenty healthcare professionals in their attempts to diagnose their son’s Tethered Oral Tissues (TOTS). None could. This is their heroic but needless story. “All this over a piece of skin.” Barry McSweeney is emotional as he recounts the experience he and partner Hannah had […]

10 years ago