Action needed on child condition

AS the proud parents of a three-month-old boy, we would like to mark this National Breastfeeding Week by raising an issue that is directly affecting attempts at breastfeeding our son.

Last week we discovered that our little boy is tongue-tied. He was examined by a paediatrician at birth and by a GP at six weeks. Neither seems to have detected this condition.

We now know it is well recognised internationally that an infant who is tongue-tied can experience considerable difficulty in breastfeeding and cause unnecessary pain for the nursing mother.