{"id":88,"date":"2022-10-27T17:33:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T17:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lehighvalleylipandtonguetie.com\/blog\/?p=88"},"modified":"2022-11-16T20:38:26","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T20:38:26","slug":"how-can-a-lip-or-tongue-tie-affect-my-toddler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lehighvalleylipandtonguetie.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/27\/how-can-a-lip-or-tongue-tie-affect-my-toddler\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can a Lip or Tongue-Tie Affect My Toddler?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Nobody gives you a how-to book on raising a child. It can feel like a lot of pressure taking care of your kiddo in addition to being cognizant of the little signs they show that could be symptoms of medical or health conditions. Fortunately, if you find out your toddler has a lip or tongue-tie<\/a>, there are specialists who can help you navigate and treat their condition to improve their quality of life as they get older. Read on to learn how a lip or tongue-tie can impact your toddler\u2019s development and what you can do about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

What is a Lip & Tongue-Tie?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Every child has a small piece of tissue that connects their lip to their gums and their tongue to the floor of their mouth called the frenulum. This helps them chew their food, control their mouth enough to make sounds and start to speak, and breastfeed, so even though it\u2019s a small piece of their body, it\u2019s incredibly important. When this tissue is overgrown or too thick, it can limit the movement of their lips and tongue, causing different issues as they develop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Can Lip or Tongue-Ties Impact a Toddler?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Many lip and tongue-ties go left untreated because children aren\u2019t examined for them, and difficulties breastfeeding are often chalked up to the breastfeeding parent\u2019s fault, even though that\u2019s not the case! If this condition goes left untreated, it can impact children\u2019s development in a few important ways, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n