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Guest: Dr. Alison Hazelbaker is an expert on infant sucking issues caused by various structural problems like torticollis, plagiocephaly, brachycephaly and tissue shock-trauma. She designed the Assessment Tool for Lingual Frenulum Function (ATLFF), which is the only research-based tongue-tie screening process in infants under 6 months. In this episode, we will cover: When a tongue and/or lip tie revision is absolutely necessary and when it would be an unnecessary surgery for your baby (only 5% of babies have a true tongue tie) What problems are associated with tongue and/or lip tie for your baby (with breastfeeding and beyond) What questions you should ask your pediatrician, lactation consultant and/or pediatric dentist before you subject your baby to this surgery Resources mentioned in the conversation: Dr. Hazelbaker's website: http://www.alisonhazelbaker.com link to her book: Tongue-tie: Morphogenesis, Impact, Assessment and Treatment www.tongue-tie.org  About Dr. Alison Hazelbaker: Dr. Hazelbaker has