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UPDATE Anybody have a LO who is "tongue-tied"?

oncoRNoncoRN member
in July 2012 Moms

We had an appointment with our pediatrician last week who checked LO out and said he was "tongue-tied" (i.e. the tongue frenulum that holds the tongue to the bottom of the mouth is positioned too high up and makes it hard for him to stick out his tongue). She said it could cause some feeding and speech problems down the road, and referred us to an ENT.

I have an appointment with him tomorrow and it seems like a pretty simple fix-- they snip a little piece of the frenulum...and even though everything I read says it's not painful I'm having mild anxiety thinking about it!!

Anybody been through this before with their LOs?

 

Update: Took LO in for his appt with ENT...they snipped his tongue and it was over in about a minute-- he didn't even cry, what a little trooper :) The ENT said even though it wasn't affecting his feeding that it would prob affect his speech down the road because it was connected at the tip of his tongue at a funny angle..and if we waited he would need general anesthesia around the age of 4. I'm glad we got it over with!

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Re: UPDATE Anybody have a LO who is "tongue-tied"?

  • kristal0603kristal0603
    My LO just had this procedure done last week. They numbed the area with qtips and then did the procedure. It was very quick. To be honest she screamed the whole time but i think it was more from being held down than from pain. There was a good amount of blood at first but it stopped quickly. By the time we left she was sleeping. Good luck with your LO!
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  • sfmom2Bsfmom2B

    My son was tongue-tied. We got it clipped at two weeks (he's 3 now). Very fast, lots of blood at first but steps quickly. Ironically my son was expressive speech delayed and we spent a yr in ST. 

    Talk to the ENT - I'd you're not having feeding issues you might not want the ENT to do it. SLP's are varying on whether it causes speech issues and are against clipping.y aunt is an SLP so I called her to discuss prior. She is against them of minor but my son had feeding issues - didn't matter if it was breast or bottle - due to the severe tie. 

    Hang in there it's quick but nerve racking for mom.  

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    Sorry for the typos - on phone while feeding DD. it won't let me go back and edit.
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  • KrazyKat35KrazyKat35 member
    Cale was about a month or two when they realized that he was tongue tied(It did make for a lot of problems BFing and we ended up failing at two months just short of three.) When he got his snipped they never numbed the area but he never cried in pain, the cry he gave off was one of frustration for being held down. It can seem a little mean, and like it is goin to hurt but honestly i wish my mom had done it for me because i was tongue tied as well. My brother was tongue tied as well, he had alot of speaking problems, and this might sound funny be even to his day he can barely stick out his tongue.
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  • tnd81tnd81

    We just had DS clipped last week. No numbing and just a tiny bit of blood. Right afterward I nursed for about 10 min and we were on our way. Just cries from being held down. 

    I decided to do it because he was struggling with a good latch and would tire out quickly during feeding and I was worried about speech issues.  

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  • hokiemama06hokiemama06 member

    My DS is, but we're not getting it clipped.  He's feeding fine and gaining weight, so I don't want to do it yet.  If we encounter speech problems down the road, my MIL is a speech therapist, and I'd rather try therapy before we start clipping. 

    My pedi left it up to us, but she advised that if it wasn't a feeding problem now, it could wait.  It's just more involved when they get older, since they use a general anesthetic instead of a local.  She offered to refer us to a specialist, but she did say if you go, they will want to clip it. 

    GL!

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  • brennarobbiebrennarobbie member
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    My DS is, but we're not getting it clipped.  He's feeding fine and gaining weight, so I don't want to do it yet.  If we encounter speech problems down the road, my MIL is a speech therapist, and I'd rather try therapy before we start clipping. 

    My pedi left it up to us, but she advised that if it wasn't a feeding problem now, it could wait.  It's just more involved when they get older, since they use a general anesthetic instead of a local.  She offered to refer us to a specialist, but she did say if you go, they will want to clip it. 

    GL!

    I know it's none of my business, and I know you said that he's feeding fine... But if there's a chance that he might develop speech problems down the road, why wouldn't you want to do this simple procedure now? While it's still a simple procedure? Speech problems develop slowly and take a long time to correct. Plus, general anesthetic can be dangerous if you were to do it when he's older...I'm just wondering that if everyone else had a successful, quick, and almost painless experience for their babies, why would you want to wait? 

    Again...none of my business and I'm not judging...just curious! :o) 

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  • 72012mk72012mk member

    A lactation consultant told me that my LO is tongue tied, but not to the point where it will affect his speech. Since he's feeding fine (after some help with proper postioning) and gaining weight like crazy, I'm not having his tongue clipped.  

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