Maxillary Frenum and Sleep
A maxillary frenum has an indirect effect on your babies’ ability to sleep. Newborn to six months old your baby needs about sixteen to twenty hours of sleep per day. They should be waking about every two hours to eat. By six months they should be sleeping about ten to twelve hours and then be awake to eat. Babies who are impacted by a maxillary frenum or tongue-tie, a thicker piece of skin attaching their gums to the inside of the lip or a piece of skin between their two front teeth may be eating less. An incorrect latch onto the breast when feeding allows an increase of air to enter the babies’ tummy. According to Dr. Cameron Fuller pediatric dentist at Pediatric Dentistry of Redlands and Associates , “if your baby is not eating enough then they will wake up more ofte...