Anyone else deal with tounge tie?** Update @ end!

Nikkijo1022

Happy hump day!
Wondering if anyone else is dealing/ dealt with tounge tie? LO had a mild case not severe enough that ped wanted to snip it.

I'm now wondering if LO eating issues are attributed to tounge tie. It's can cause inefficient eating (hello 2 hour feeds!) and bad latch (my nipple is "lipstick" shaped after a feeding session indicating bad latch), and also gas/fussiness from swallowing too much air- check/check) as well as latching off numerous times during feeding. We do that too. The only thing I don't have is a painful experience which comes with more severe tounge tie.

However, LO does eventually get what he needs from me after hours (sometimes tears from both of us) and is gaining weight and have enough wet/dirty diapers.
My ped can clip it up to next week if we want. I'm wondering if I should to make breast feeding easier or if it even will. My biggest fear is he wouldn't know what to do with the new range of motion and not be able to breastfeed. BUT at our current rate of feeding and issues I wouldn't last for more than a few months. I also don't want to put him through it if not need be.
Anyone have this procedure done and have it be successful? Recovery time seems pretty quick... Was LO in pain for a while. How was reintroducing the breast?
I meet with a LC and my ped tomorrow morning. Thanks all

gobbo1985

I had a friend that was dealing with a tongue tie and got it snipped and everything got 100 times better. Even if it's not sever if can cause a lot of breast feeding problems. I would recommend seeing a specialist about it.

Nikkijo1022

gobbo1985 said:

I had a friend that was dealing with a tongue tie and got it snipped and everything got 100 times better. Even if it's not sever if can cause a lot of breast feeding problems. I would recommend seeing a specialist about it.

Thanks! Do you this a specialist is a better bet for the snip or is my ped sufficient? Wondering what kind of doctor would specialize and if it's needed if she would do it.

karich

We are literally driving home from getting LO's snipped now (at 3 days old). His was picked up by the nursery pediatrician and after an LC looked at it, we decided to just get it done now. No point in waiting.
It was NO big deal at all. The while procedure took less than 10 seconds. We nursed less than 5 minutes later.
My friend went to an ENT, but the hospital I went to had an entire clinic devoted to this.

sdlaura

There was a thread about this a couple weeks ago and the consensus was pro-clipping it. Our pediatrician did it at DS's first appt. It took two minutes and didn't seem to bother him.

Nikkijo1022

L12541 said:

There was a thread about this a couple weeks ago and the consensus was pro-clipping it. Our pediatrician did it at DS's first appt. It took two minutes and didn't seem to bother him.

Thanks! I'll look for that. Sorry for the repete post...
Ah yes found it!! I was in the hospital still during that post no wonder

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Nikkijo1022

WildFlower26 said:

I didn't clip DD2. I don't know if I can really say why, except I just didn't want to "fix" something that wasn't really wrong. I just felt uncomfortable altering my perfect baby. That sounds silly even to me, I know!

We worked really really hard on latching for a good two days and are now doing well. She does choke and gag more than DD1 did, and I don't like that. But she is really hanging in there with BFing and seems to be developing ways of dealing with a shorter range of motion. Like your LO it is only a slight tounge tie, nothing like what some babies deal with.

ETA: She is 3 1/2 weeks old.

Thanks for your info! That's exactly how I feel with clipping it. Which is why I'm on the fence. Do you find that your LO is inefficient with feeding? It takes mine 2 hours of nursing to feel/ act satisfied. He also gets very frustrated at breast when he is tired or has nurses for a while but is still hungry. I guess I'll see what the LC has to say tomorrow

slwprincess

My oldest had his clipped by an ENT right after he was discharged. They left him in the car seat and he never even woke up. No big deal. This LO has an appt tomorrow to have hers done. My experience is that pedis typically say it's not required- LCs say it is. The 2 on call pedis that saw her in the hospital called it borderline. My pedi actually agreed with the LC and said it was necessary so we made the appt.

slwprincess

Nikkijo1022 said:

gobbo1985 said:

I had a friend that was dealing with a tongue tie and got it snipped and everything got 100 times better. Even if it's not sever if can cause a lot of breast feeding problems. I would recommend seeing a specialist about it.

Thanks! Do you this a specialist is a better bet for the snip or is my ped sufficient? Wondering what kind of doctor would specialize and if it's needed if she would do it.

I would be shocked if a pedi would do it. Only ENTs do it around here and not many of them!

PeachLove25

In the hospital they said Lo's was "on the verge of needing snipped but not quite bad enough." After two days my nipples started to hurt so we decided to see the oral surgeon bc I didn't want her to have to go through it later in life. It was a 15 second procedure ( harder on me than her! ). It has been one of the best decisions we made. She's almost 4 weeks and now a BF champ. My cracking went away right away.

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karich

slwprincess said:

Nikkijo1022 said:

gobbo1985 said:

I had a friend that was dealing with a tongue tie and got it snipped and everything got 100 times better. Even if it's not sever if can cause a lot of breast feeding problems. I would recommend seeing a specialist about it.

Thanks! Do you this a specialist is a better bet for the snip or is my ped sufficient? Wondering what kind of doctor would specialize and if it's needed if she would do it.

I would be shocked if a pedi would do it. Only ENTs do it around here and not many of them!

It was a pediatrician who did DS's today.

sdlaura

karich said:

I had a friend that was dealing with a tongue tie and got it snipped and everything got 100 times better. Even if it's not sever if can cause a lot of breast feeding problems. I would recommend seeing a specialist about it.

Thanks! Do you this a specialist is a better bet for the snip or is my ped sufficient? Wondering what kind of doctor would specialize and if it's needed if she would do it.

I would be shocked if a pedi would do it. Only ENTs do it around here and not many of them!

It was a pediatrician who did DS's today.

Our pediatrician also did it.

slwprincess

Hmm- wonder why only specialists do it here??

littlepig2

M was tongue tied and I had the same issues - poor latch, excruciating pain when nursing, lipstick look when she unmatched, nursed forever. we caught it in the hospital and the ENT came and snipped it while we were there. I can't remember if that was the day she was born or the second day. (middle of the night baby throws all my days off haha.) it did still take her a little while to learn how to use her tongue. there are exercises you can do but the ENT didn't recommend that to me. eventually the pain was so bad, I switched to pumping and giving her a bottle for 4 days. I honestly feel like that made a huge difference because I went back to BF yesterday and it's so much better. still painful since I'm getting used to it but nothing like what it was before!

the "procedure" took about 5 seconds and she didn't cry at all. she was able to eat afterwards and didn't seem bothered by it. if it's causing latch issues, I would definitely get it fixed.

Nikkijo1022

UPDATE!
After an hour with an LC today and working on latch we noticed C was unable to get a wide enough latch due to the tie. We tried a nipple shield but the poor thing couldn't get his tounge to grip it/ go around it. I'm sure I could have went home and worked on it but even in 45 min in the office LO and I were both in tears. After talking again with doc we decided to snip it. DH was in room and I waited down the hall. It took 2 min and he cried for 15 seconds. Very little blood and he latched right away after! He did amazing!! I could tell a difference right away. We just had our first full feed and wow... What a difference!! Baby is full and happy (and it didn't take the usual 2 hours!) mom is nipple pain free and happy. Dad is sleeping and happy that we're happy... Overall best decision I've made for LO. Thanks for all the input ladies- it did help!!

snowwhite1979

We just got LO's cut today too, and he is latching and feeding so much better! It was the right decision for us, even though his tie wasn't severe. Glad it worked for you too, @Nikkijo1022!

Nikkijo1022

snowwhite1979 said:

We just got LO's cut today too, and he is latching and feeding so much better! It was the right decision for us, even though his tie wasn't severe. Glad it worked for you too, @Nikkijo1022!

Happy you are having success too!! I think it's harder for mom than baby

PeachLove25

@Nikkijo Yayyyy!!!!! So happy for you! What a difference it makes, right?!? I, too, let DH handle that one and had to leave. It was harder on me than Anna!