Jack had a tongue tie and wasn't able to attach to bf, although the midwives didn't think his tongue tie was the problem. At 2 weeks a GP specialising in tongue ties saw him and said it was severe enough to be causing the feeding probs and could also affect his swallowing and speech. We researched the issue and at 3 weeks, after feeding with nipple shields, 2 bouts of mastitis and a very windy baby we had it snipped. We are so glad we did, Jack was able to attach straight away for a bf and all the other problems we had went away. There was only a drop of blood and didn't appear to be pain.

I too would do the same again if this bub is tongue tied. Having said this it is entirely your decision. Do some research and be sure you are comfortable with the decision you make.

Melanie