Welcome to the birthful podcast. I'm Adriana Lozada, and today we're going to be talking about

tongue ties and lip ties. If you have no idea what those are, you're in luck because Diane Cassidy is here to tell

us all about them, along with why there seems to be a tongue tie resurgence, how it can

affect your best breastfeeding intentions, and what you can do about it.

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The Birthful podcast, talking to maternity pros to inform your intuition.

Hello, Mamas and Mamas to Be.

I want to thank you once again for all the love you're giving the show and send a

quick reminder to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes so we can get it in front of more mamas. If you want to go the

extra mile, leave a review. I will be, as you know, forever grateful. So today I'm happy to have

Diane Cassidy on the show. Diane is a lactation consultant in Rochester, New York, with an advanced lactation certification.

She works in private practice and in a busy pediatrics office, and in the fall of 2013,

Diane completed her master's in health and wellness lactation.

Diane became interested in lactation consulting after

breastfeeding her own children, which includes a set of twins. She spent thousands of hours

working with new moms and babies and has the unique ability to identify with their needs and

concerns. Diane has worked extensively with women who have survived trauma, babies struggling with tongue-tie,

those who have experienced birth trauma and are having milk supply issues, problems with attachment

and latch, moms who are returning to work, and those breastfeeding multiples.

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