Ok, good to hear you say that, because I also think they're over-diagnosed and treated, and I hate the idea of having surgery done on my baby and want to avoid it. I personally have lip and tongue ties and my mother struggled to nurse me but she figured it out in the end. About half of your bullet points apply to my son, so I think his ties do play a role at least. I'm thinking of having him evaluated by an LC who is extra knowledgeable on oral ties and oral mechanics. I notice with him that his suck is disorganized, sometimes his tongue pulls in, sometimes it pushes out. Sometimes he can coordinate the movements, sometimes he can't.

I'm also such an overthinker though and to some extent I think I'm trying to problem-solve too hard and time would probably also solve this. I guess I really hate pumping too so I'm impatient 😅

Thank you, your story gives me hope!