ankyloglossia

Yeah.

Um, but I think the point for us, you know, funnily enough, I, I think what we have to mention the fact that when we first got together and said that we wanted to create a podcast together, that we had a joke that we would call this podcast Everything Except Tongue-Tie, because we were so sick of that being the only explanation for all feeding issues, right?

Yeah.

And we were like, oh my God, there's so much more to it.

many professionals were never taught how to fully assess tongue tie and families are often left trying to reach their breastfeeding goals without the support they actually need if feeding feels harder than it should i don't want you to be alone i wrote tongue tie for parents to help you understand what's happening and how to move forward with a clear thoughtful approach It's the same guidance I would give you if you were sitting with me in my office.

It takes a holistic, functional view, guiding you through what to look for, how to think about next steps, and what actually helps.

Available now on Amazon.

Link is in the show notes.

Welcome to the Tongue Tie Experts podcast.

I'm Lisa Palladino, a registered nurse, midwife, and lactation consultant with over 35 years of experience.

And I'm grateful that you're listening today.

I hope each episode helps you feel a little more informed, a little more grounded, and a little less alone.

He doesn't know how to latch right.

And no one told me about tongue ties.

I had no clue about any of that.

And now if I could rewind and tell my younger self, that new mom, hey, you're not a failure as a mom.

and how guilty you know we feel when things don't go right because automatically we go to oh it's our fault we must be doing something wrong right not oh maybe there's something you know medically wrong or anatomically wrong um and as our new patient coordinator that fields all these calls um Do you face that with parents that are calling in, like a feeling that they have failed, frustrated? What is that?

Absolutely.

Just a lot of frustration, especially with a lot of our older kids, especially like that three to six year range where parents didn't know about tongue ties.

And now they're worried because their child's mouth breathing, teeth grinding, speech or myofunctional therapy is sending them to our office for our consultation.

Uh, and then children, right? Children have speech delays, orthodontic concerns, and airway.

It's a great time to catch this before moving on to other, um, growth and development problems that, um, stem from ankyloglossia or tongue-tie, right?

Mm-hmm.

And then adults, right? Myofunctional patterns, jaw tension, unresolved symptoms.

There's so many that go undiagnosed, untreated, and if you just ask a few questions, prompt the hygienist to just have, like, a pool of, like, 10 questions that they can probe and just ask without, like- Um, selling.

That, that is, uh, one of the strongest things I've found to be able to, uh, have a conversation and to explore it a little bit more.

And then also put it in your diagnosis, uh, in your comp exam, like, you know, ankyloglossia, yes or no, right? Or lip tie.

Uh, and then building a referral network, uh, 'cause there's plenty of people that we've found looking for someone that does this to a high deg- to a high degree level, um, that gets good results.

many professionals were never taught how to fully assess tongue tie and families are often left trying to reach their breastfeeding goals without the support they actually need if feeding feels harder than it should i don't want you to be alone i wrote tongue tie for parents to help you understand what's happening and how to move forward with a clear thoughtful approach It's the same guidance I would give you if you were sitting with me in my office.

It takes a holistic, functional view, guiding you through what to look for, how to think about next steps, and what actually helps.

Available now on Amazon.

Link is in the show notes.

Welcome to the Tongue Tie Experts podcast.

I'm Lisa Palladino, a registered nurse, midwife, and lactation consultant with over 35 years of experience.

And I'm grateful that you're listening today.

I hope each episode helps you feel a little more informed, a little more grounded, and a little less alone.