Currently there is no published evidence supporting a link between breastfeeding issues and a low lying labial frenulum (Otherwise known as lip-tie).

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have not issued any guidance on this subject, and therefore, training is not available in lip-tie division for practitioners in the UK. This situation may change in the future if new research and evidence influences best practice guidelines.

To read more…  Please see HERE for the Association of Tongue-tie Practitioners (ATP) Lip-tie statement and paper written by the previous Chair. The statement was written in 2014, but, there have been no changes since this time. This was also reviewed in 2024.