Apr 8, 2026 | Tongue-Tie Myths, Tongue-Tie Tips
Your baby is crying… again. You have fed, burped, rocked, and bounced. Nothing seems to help. You search online for “colic baby symptoms,” and the descriptions match almost perfectly. You accept the diagnosis, which leads you to purchase gas drops, gripe...
Mar 24, 2026 | Tongue-Tie Procedure, Tongue-Tie Tips
The process of feeding your infant should be a peaceful one, and it should not become a struggle between you and your baby during every feeding session. Moms experience exhaustion and physical discomfort while their baby goes through yet another difficult period, and...
Mar 11, 2026 | Tongue-Tie Tips
As a parent, you know when something is amiss with your baby or child. Problems with feeding, crying during breastfeeding, or subsequent speech problems can leave you wondering what is happening. Tongue-tie is one of the most common and under-recognized conditions in...
Mar 11, 2025 | Blog, Tongue Tie Terminology, Tongue-Tie Tips
by Robyn Merkel-Walsh, MA, CCC-SLP, COM® Tongue tie, or ankyloglossia, is a condition that has gained increasing attention in speech-language pathology. While its implications for feeding and oral development are often discussed, its impact on speech can sometimes be...
Feb 12, 2025 | Blog, Tongue-Tie Tips
This is a great question that parents and providers ask us frequently. If a tongue-tie release was correctly done (a complete release) with a diamond-shaped wound, then stretches or wound care is needed to prevent it from sticking back together (reattachment). Many...
Feb 1, 2025 | Blog, Tongue-Tie Myths, Tongue-Tie Tips
Every day, we see patients come to see us for a tongue-tie consultation who were told their baby or child’s tongue-tie was “mild” or “would stretch out” and is “unlikely to cause issues.” Then we look in the mouth, lift up the tongue, and the attachment is to the tip...
