Thinking again about tongue-tie: Why we must be careful in diagnosing and treating it.

Doctors are worried that too many babies are having surgery for tongue-tie. Tongue-tie is when a small piece of skin under the tongue is too tight, making it hard for babies to breastfeed.

The American Academy of Pediatrics, a big group of children's doctors, says there are other ways to help babies breastfeed before doing surgery. They think many surgeries for tongue-tie are not needed.

Tongue-tie surgery can be done with scissors or lasers, but it can hurt the baby and make it harder to breastfeed. Doctors say it's important to find the best way to help babies breastfeed without rushing into surgery.

Other medical groups also say that tongue-tie might be diagnosed too often and that more research is needed. They believe that doctors should work together to decide the best way to help each baby.

One mother, Haley Brown, took her baby to a dentist for laser surgery after having trouble with breastfeeding. Even though it worked, she now thinks she should have talked to her pediatrician first.