Does My Baby Actually Have a Tongue Tie? A Breastfeeding Doctor's Honest Take

Does My Baby Actually Have a Tongue Tie? A Breastfeeding Doctor's Honest Take

Dr. Erin Appleton MD, CCFP, IBCLC, FABM
Published on: 22/06/2026

Does my baby have a tongue tie? Dr. Erin Appleton, a Canadian breastfeeding medicine physician, on how ties are actually diagnosed — and why function matters more than what the tongue looks like.

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