Posts by ShwarmaQueen

No but I say go for it! You won't regret having another but might regret not (if that makes sense).

I was given the same advice by a pediatric dentist, and didn't clip DS's. His lips never flanged out either. Then, when he started crawling he fell and ripped it on his own, but it didn't improve things for us. His lips still don't...

Quote: Originally Posted by homemademom  ShwarmaQueen, I was meaning to ask you, did your lo have trouble opening his mouth wide and/or clenching his jaw?  I wonder if this is common to posterior tt...

We never could get a good latch (even bullseye, he would push the breast out every single time). DS would only latch onto the end of my nipple (it hurt like hell until the end). One thing that we did to help him was to create an...

Well since you mentioned genetics, I must add that I have a high palate and am posterior tt (though my mom switched to bottles very quickly because i was inconsolable ) so maybe it is genetic, or like you said, maybe it's specific...

I have a feeling that it could be a midline defect, as DS also has the sacral dimple and high palate. But I must say that my diet was stellar with and before conceiving DS so I don't see how I could have avoided it in that...

DS is 18 mos and still wears soft soled shoes mainly. He has a couple pair of 'real' shoes but seldomly wears them. I think around 2 is when we will quit doing the soft soled shoe thing.   My LOs have never worn through a pair...

Also, don't hesitate to take her to an LC. They are worth their weight in gold!!

I agree with the pp. Posterior tt can be hard to diagnose. My DS could stick his tongue out past his bottom lip but he couldn't lift it up to his palate (to support or 'hold' the breast) so he clicked and lost suction...

Some people are just weird. Co sleeping is normal and healthy and doesn't have a time limit.   My husband comes from a culture where families co sleep until they go off to marry (yes, teenagers and their parents sometimes co...