what is the chance of having more then one child born with a tongue tie?

Answer 1

Once you've had one baby with a tongue tie--or if another close relative had it--your other kids have a high risk. I know a lot of mothers who had several kids who were tongue tied. Turns out one parent was tongue tied in many cases, too. (It wasn't always recognized a generation ago because most babies were bottle fed.)

If you do have a child who had a tongue tie, make an appointment to see a dentist or lactation consultant to check and have it clipped if necessary right after the birth!! A baby learns to nurse better if they don't have to deal with the tongue tie for the first few weeks!!! Clipping it will also prevent the possibility of the tongue tie causing speech defects (some doctors will only clip once the child *has* a speech problem!! :-( how shortsighted!!).

Many babies will immediately nurse correctly following a clipping, especially if done early. Others will need to learn how to nurse correctly now that they have full movement of the tongue.

Answer 2

Tongue tie can run in families. I don't know about percentages, but since it seems to run in families I guess having one kid with tongue tie would up your chances of having the others have it.

Personally, one of my three children was born mildly tongue tied. It was my third, so I was a very experienced breastfeeder and was able to work with her to get nursing to be comfortable and productive. Hers was mild enough that it eventually stretched and there was no problem, we didn't have to have it snipped.

Getting it clipped is a pretty minor procedure that can be done in the doc's office. Most babies will nurse better immediately afterwards.

Answer 3

Well, one out of my sister's four kids was born with a tongue tie. It is simple to fix and doesnt cause any trauma.

Answer 4

i have 4 kids, 1 is tongue tied