

However, tongue tie can be hard to spot and it may not become obvious until your baby has problems feeding.

This is sometimes diagnosed during a newborn’s physical examination after birth.
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Tongue tie is where the little strip of skin which connects your baby’s tongue to the bottom of their mouth is shorter than that of most other babies. Tongue tie is present at birth, and some studies have shown that it can be hereditary (passed from parent to baby), so if you know that you suffered from this then make sure to tell your doctor or midwife.

This is a relatively common condition, affecting between 4%-11% of babies, but studies have shown it’s actually slightly more common in baby boys. Tongue tie occurs when a baby’s frenulum (the strip of tissue connecting the tongue to the floor of the mouth) is shorter than usual. From how common it is, to the implications for your child, here’s everything you need to know about tongue tie in babies. However, many people don’t realise that tongue tie is a medical condition found in some babies, also known in medical terminology as ankyloglossia. When we think of tongue tie, we often think of a nervous speaker stumbling over their words, or mixing up our words during a conversation.
