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Tongue Tie - would you fix if no problems?

ariellmaeariellmae member
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My lactation consultant diagnosed my one-month LO with tongue tie at our first pediatrician appointment. She explained that with her first child at 4 months her milk diminished and she later found her daughter was tongue tied, when she had her second child she got his tongue tied addressed because she was scared it would happen again.

With my LO, his weight is progressing well and my nipples are never sore or in pain. Sometimes when we breast feed he will release my nipple and you could tell he is frustrated he can't get a deep latch. But most of the time say 60% of feedings he latches on fine and seems to be eating well.

Has anyone else gotten a tongue tie procedure as a preventive measure? It scares me to make my LO go through any procedure without a pressing need for it.

Any advice would be so appreciated
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Re: Tongue Tie - would you fix if no problems?

  • greeneyed_bridegreeneyed_bride member
    My son was tongue tied, and we noticed the day he was born (it was connected all the way to the tip.) But we were advised not to fix it because he had a good latch and was gaining weight well. (Back up to birth weight at nine days old, in 90th percentile after that.) However, he needed to nurse REALLY frequently - like every thirty minutes for an hour at a time. It turns out that while his latch was good, his suck wasn't as efficient as it should have been. We finally got it fixed at six weeks and it made a huge difference. This time around, we said that if our daughter was tongue tied, we'd get it fixed before even coming home from the hospital, but fortunately, she wasn't.

    However, even if latch and efficiency are good, I think there are good arguments for getting it done anyway. I know a woman whose parents got her tongue tie fixed when she was eight because she had speech issues, and she said it was really traumatizing for her. Plus she still needed years of speech therapy, and she still speaks with a lisp. The recovery time for a newborn is really short (my son was slightly more fussy the first night after it was done, back to his normal self the next day.) And the procedure for a newborn is really simple and not very painful. We had it done by a pediatric dentist, and they only used a topical numbing cream for it. My son cried more when they first held his mouth open than he did when they clipped it, and he stopped crying immediately afterwards and nursed normally right away. As you can probably tell, I definitely recommend getting it done. :)
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  • WeLiveInMaineWeLiveInMaine member
    My daughter was tongue tied and it resolved itself in a relatively short amount of time without being clipped.
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  • WeLiveInMaineWeLiveInMaine member
    My daughter was tongue tied and it resolved itself in a relatively short amount of time without being clipped.
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  • flclflcl member
    My son was tongue-tied and it did affect BF.  It may help you to talk about this a little more with the LC and the doctor.  When my H and I were discussing whether or not we were going to get LO's fixed (his was very minor), we ended up deciding to do so because the best case scenario was that LO would never have to deal with any issues with being tongue-tied and there didn't seem to be any negative reproductions (unless your insurance doesn't cover it.)  We went to a pediatric ENT.  Echoing @greeneyed_bride's experience, the procedure took literally about a minute and LO was able to nurse like a champ immediately afterwards.  Best of luck!
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  • camedowncrushingcamedowncrushing member
    DD2 had a tongue tie, and upper lip tie.  It was very painful for me, but I didn't fix it.  She was getting plenty of milk it was just very uncomfortable for me for about a month.  Slowly it started getting better.  She gained weight well, and I was just too nervous to go ahead with the procedure. 
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  • SidraJediSidraJedi member
    DD has a tongue and a lip tie. IBCLC diagnose the tongue tie and gave me the name of a ENT specialist. I saw the LC bc of the pain (oh god it was bad) but DD was gaining weight fine (after an initial loss and jaundice) and I wanted to consult with someone I trusted. I called my DDS. She said that as long as baby was gaining we could wait until just before her adult teeth came in so I waited. 19 mo later DD is almost 34" and 30lb. She is super healthy and happy and smart.

    My advice is to talk to a pro but preferably a pro whom you have a previous professional relationship with. They are likely to help you to make a decision that closely parallels your philosophy and a decision that you would ultimately make for yourself in your child's shoes which, I believe, is what we all strive for.

    So: talk to a pro, talk to a pro you trust and lastly trust yourself to know what is right for you and your baby.

    After awareness we realized that DH has a tongue tie that was never corrected and he was BF just past a year and has never had any speach issues. Some tounge and/or lip ties are NBD. Ask around your family. Wisdom will come from experience.

    There is nothing wrong with getting a tounge tie corrected right away and nothing wrong with waiting. There is something wrong with guilting a mom into one or the other for whatever reason. Momma (and the pros she trust) knows best IMHO!
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  • mattanda2011mattanda2011 member
    I would also suggest getting it fixed. My second baby had a tongue tie and later diagnosed with a lip tie. While nursing was going well for us , I didn't have pain and he gained weight well, as a second time mom I knew the nursing was just a little bit off. It was an immediate difference after it was done.

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  • 24Trishap24Trishap member
    My daughter had a lip/tongue tie and we had it clipped at 8 weeks. Breastfeeding for me was so painful but the procedure made a world of difference and we are now at 7.5 months with no issues at all!! I will admit the procedure was more painful for me then it was for her. She nursed immediately after the procedure and was just fine! Trust your gut momma, you know what's best for your baby. Good luck!!
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  • mrsbtobe20122mrsbtobe20122 member
    We clipped, but he was transferring 10mls in 10 minutes at the breast. Unhappy baby and sore mama. I, myself, am tongue tied. My mom never did anything about it, she just quit BFing at around 5 weeks. I didn't end up having speech issues or anything.

    I'd have it done.


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