Tongue Tie

My son had a tongue and lip tie. It unfortunately was interfering with his latch during breastfeeding. After we talked to two different pediatricians we decided to follow up with a referral to an ENT who agreed with what the first two pediatricians said. We had both his lip and his tongue clipped that day & honestly as much as it sucked to see him have to go through something like that at just 2 weeks old it was worth it! I sobbed on and off the entire day before and after his appointment.. it was so sad 🙈They had us feed him immediately after his procedure and he latched perfectly right away! There was a little adjustment period for him though I noticed he was spitting up more frequently and his pediatrician said that is normal because he is having to re learn how to swallow now that he has more range with his tongue after having it clipped. It healed up really quickly and we have no regrets.

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My little girl has lip tie too although the health visitor didn’t seem to think they would do anything for that. I’ve been crying on and off since I booked the appointment today and have thought of cancelling it. Although deep down I know she needs it done, it’s hard to get my head around that she needs to go through pain to get better. Reassurance from other mum’s like yourself is so helpful. Thank you 😊

No problem.. just know it is going to be hard and emotional on you but just remember it is only beneficial and we do these things because we love them and we want everything to be perfect for them! It’s ok to cry ♥️ it will be a long day but just remember the mouth heals so quickly !

My son had tie tongue, doctors urged us to have it cut and we made appointments everything but to get a second opinion we went to a dentist who told us to not have it done and just wait and see due to the fact that he didnt have a latching problem and he was gaining weight. So we waited to see if it affected his speech as he got older and it never did. Maybe try to get a second opinion? Doesnt hurt

I'm tongue tied. My mum about slapped the doctor who pulled out a pair of scissors and told her he could cut it there and then. I had it pretty bad as a baby and did struggle to latch but I was able to be bottle fed. I'm perfectly fine, I haven't got a lisp unless my mouth is really dry xD idk unless it's becoming a problem with feeding leave it I say. The only problem it's caused me as an adult is the fact I can't have my tongue pierced and I really want it 😂

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Hi Chrissy my LO has an anterior tongue tie. Doctor didn’t say anything or recommended to do anything about it just yet. I’m scared that it might affect her speech when she gets older

If you are nursing and have no pain- no need to snip it. If baby is gaining weight adequately- no need to snip it. If baby can get her tongue over her gums in the front- no need to snip. If baby isn’t gassy- no need to snip. I saw 3 drs for my sons tie, and they all said the same thing. He got gassy for a while, but I have an overactive letdown so that was the reason behind that 😂

How bad is it? My daughter has tongue tie and we didn’t get her snipped we’re waiting. My sister had one and it split one day while we were playing. There’s exercises to help them split it naturally as they get older. She didn’t have a problem latching so we didn’t see the need to and neither did the doctor.

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She’s gaining weight but dribbling when feeding, bad reflux and vomiting, super windy which is causing her so much pain and her tummy goes rock solid. She takes over an hour to feed and falls asleep halfway through. She also gets frustrated when feeding. She latches on to the bottle fine but struggles to suck the milk out creating more wind.

If it benefits your baby then do it especially if it’s causing issues. You’re her mama you know what’s best for her! I hope it’s smoothing sailing if you get it clipped!

My daughters was severe she struggled to both breastfeed and feed from a bottle, out of a score of 14 she scored 4! It lasted two seconds an I got more worked up then she did she has a little cry and then I have her some boob and she was fine xx

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Thank you for your reply and reassurance. I wasn’t given a score just that it was quite bad, symptoms fitted the bill and she needed it doing. I think I just don’t want her to go through any pain. Thank you again 😊

Trust me i was told it pisses them off more then hurts them I was told it feels like when you get a piercing and she didn’t bleed either, but she struggled to latch after that so my breast feeding journey didn’t quite go to plan and failed :( xx

My son had this done at 6 weeks old. It was over in seconds and I cried way more than he did. He was completely fine straight after and it made a big difference to his feeding. Xx

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Thank you for your reply and reassurance 😊

Had my son’s clipped at 8 weeks... he didn’t even cry. It was causing him to choke while feeding. Plus it can also cause problems down the lone with his speech. After it was done it didn’t bleed and he was able to feed right away. The ENT told us that it’s easier to do it as an infant because there’s no struggle involved.

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As a mom you will know what to do 😁 but I will say that I work in a dental office and we do have kids that come in to get it done in our office because it can also cause issues with the lower teeth too. We have to administer nitrous gas and it is a struggle.

Thank you, your reassurance is so helpful 😊

My son- no need to cut xx

My nephew had one, but it wasn’t caught until he was 2. They shaved it down and he was totally fine. It’s scary, but it’s good to get it taken care of. They should be ok!

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I should add that he had difficulty eating and speaking as he got older with his and that’s why they fixed it. His was grown all the way to the end. I have a friend who is 21 and is tongue tied and she had no trouble eating or speaking. It depends on the severity and if there are any complications, but I know it was worth it for my nephew! Listen to doctors advice is what I would recommend

My lg had hers cut twice. Once at a few days old the next at 3 months. She cried but I put her on the breast and she was fine. No lasting pain or anything

I had a lactation nurse tell me my son was severely tongue tied and that he would never latch correctly unless it was corrected.....I went to my sons Dr he said it was a minor tongue tie and give him a few more weeks to latch deeper as he was eating enough and wasn’t under weight.....he figured it out and we avoided having to do anything corrective 🤷‍♀️

My daughter had this done at 4 weeks they took her in a room to do the procedure and then brought her back for me to feed her straight away she didnt cry and fell asleep straight after. The difference in her feeding was noticeable straight away no more wind, she didnt spill as much and was done in about 20 minutes rather than an hour. I really didn't want her to have it done everytime I thought about it my stomach turned but I'm so glad I did she seems much happier and can actually move her tongue a lot more round her mouth now too X

My son does not have it, however both of my little cousins had it. Their mom says they both did well surprisingly and breastfeeding them helped it to heal well. From her understanding, it didnt cause much fussiness or pain for her two little girls.

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My son had it, he got his clipped like A month after he came home. It's quick and painless honestly it's a clip they feel a little pressure some blood does happen but it's not a big deal of you do it now, dont wait til they r older. My sons been through this and 2 surgeries:) and never ever watch a video on it lol I did WORST mistake

My daughter and there was no need to cut it.

My baby had this procedure at 3 days old as he had a severe tongue tie. It bled quite a lot but stopped very quickly anf honestly I'm not sure he even knew it had happened, and he has been able to latch so much better since. I really think the procedure was more traumatic for me to watch than for him!!

My son has it he got it from his dad there was never a problem with him so we never cut it

My daughter has a tongue tie but its nothing serious. She took to bottles really well & now is a happy little weaning monster 😂 The midwife that spotted it straight after she was born said its only a concern if baby is not feeding or struggling to feed

My LO had a tongue and lip tie and it made breastfeeding feel like my nipples were being razorbladed off. Because the baby cant move it's tongue it uses it's hard gums to latch..OUCH! Went for a Lac consult and we were referred to a ped dentist..whole process took maybe 10 minutes and baby didn't even cry! Breastfeeding was instantly better, and in the end it helps baby get that liquid gold. Totally worth it.

I currently work for an ENT and we see it all the time it’s a quick procedure and babies recover very quickly

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My daughter is 5 and she’s has a tongue tie, her father has it and her older brother as well. My son didn’t have a problem with it, his speech is perfect. So I held off thinking my daughter would be ok too. Her speech now that she’s 5 you can see the difference, they want to have hers cut now. And I’m so horrified that she will be in pain and that I should have done it sooner. Do you see any 5 year olds that have theirs clipped? And how is the pain and discomfort?

My LO has a mild tongue tie and our Lactation consultant and pediatrician kept and eye on it to see how breastfeeding went to decide if we needed to do anything to it. It doesn’t effect her ability to nurse so they said for us there wasn’t a need to address it.

My son is. We chose to clip him to help with latching but he was unsuccessful to latch after. He was clipped at 5 days old. It is also not medically necessary or required as there is not enough evidence that it impairs speech

My girl had it and it was cut at 2 weeks at the Thomas Linacre centre. I cried more than her I was so worried about it hurting her. She hardly flinched and it bled very little.

My son had both a tongue and lip tie. Our doula spotted it and encouraged us to bring in a professional. He made my nipples bleed for the first week. When his meconium hadn’t cleared after the first few days and he wasn’t peeing a lot we brought in an IBCLC. We fed and weighed him and saw that he wasn’t getting much milk. She physically examined him and thought he needed surgery. She told us we should get donor milk too, and suggested a SNS to keep him on the boob and stimulating me as well to keep milk production going. It was a hard decision as we had a home birth and here we were talking about having surgery. We were recommended a pediatrics dentist that performed the surgery at 10 days old. She released only the tongue first via laser surgery which is better than cutting as it cauterized the wound. Post op is challenging is you need to stretch the wound every 4 hrs 24/7 for at least 3 weeks. Mouth wounds heal fast and you don’t want to it reattach. My husband had to do that part as the crying was too...

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... traumatizing. We were warned by the IBCLC that releasing the tie doesn’t always fix the issue. Which in our case was true. He nursed like a champ the first 12 hrs post release then lost it. We were recommended cranial sacral therapy, did that, he’d nurse great for a bit then lose it. We were recommended an osteopath which led to the same results. I finally talked about it on here and someone recommended a physical therapist. That was the key for us. She noticed asymmetries in the strength of his mouth and lips and taught us how to strengthen his mouth and teach him how to suck properly. It wasn’t until 4 1/2 months pp that he was nursing property. At some point I was feeding every 3 hrs from start to start and he’d be on my boob for a good 45 mins because he struggled. And then pump after to drain and feed back to him. Once he was nursing properly I could never produce more than like 3 oz total. So I had to supplement with donor milk. Which weirded me out in the beginning but I...

... quickly got on board. Breast milk is really the best thing you can give your child. I was recommended people with surplus through my midwife, her assistant, the IBCLC and then when that ran out I got onto onlythebreast.com (which also initially weirded me out) and connected with a wonderful woman that sounded too good to be true and she was sooo lovely and accommodating. I feel blessed to of had the help of so many women nourish my son. It felt very old school. We nursed until about 10 1/2 months until my body gave out, he was on donor milk until 13 months, and around I think six months we were also supplementing with a homemade formula via the Weston a Price foundation. I literally did everything I could to increase my supply I even took domperidone which only minimally helped. It was a trek and is not at all the journey I had imagined but we got through it and it was challenging and unlike anything I had ever heard of because I feel like people don’t talk about this stuff enough

My son had a lip and tongue tie that was lasered about 2 weeks ago. I cried my eyes out but he was just fine. The first night was the hardest. Just remember to do the stretches to avoid reattachment and you'll be okay.

My nephew was born with a tongue tie, the doctors said it would go away on its own but it never did. Now he’s 9 years old and other kids make fun of him because he has a hard time saying certain things. It’s one thing my sister wishes she would have done while he was little because now he’s scared to get it cut but doesn’t like being bullied. My daughter was also born with a tongue tie but hers went away on its own after about a month or so while we were getting ready to schedule her procedure to get it cut. It’s all case by case basis so use your momma instincts and do what’s best for your LO. Good luck momma!

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Aw your poor nephew. Other kids can be so mean 😟

My oldest son had tongue tie and upper lip tie they cut both cried for a few mins and he was fine after tht he nursed so much better

My 2 month old had mild tongue tie and I cried more than he did. The procedure took like a minute and he didn’t cry at all, he actually fell back asleep right away 😂 he didn’t even bleed and we went home back to our normal routine. He was a few days old when it got done! He’s perfectly fine and healthy

I did it to one of my twins while she was in the NICU, it's really quick and the sooner your baby gets it the better! I physically wasn't there for the procedure but my boyfriend was and he said she cried for a second. The problem they had was she wasn't latching properly.

My son has a tongue tie we didn’t know about it till he was like 2.. we haven’t done anything yet.. they told us it could affect his speech.. we went to an ENT and the doctor told us.. so you might want to get a second opinion

Hey there. I’m a dental professional and we deal with tongue ties. It’s a very simple procedure especially in infants it would likely be healed within hours to days. Fun fact. The tongue is the fastest healing organ in the body. It would be the equivalent to biting your tongue it hurts at first but then you don’t feel it much after a few hours. Also they’d likely freeze baby so she wouldn’t even feel the initial pain just one tiny poke. I recommend doing it. Easier done now than when they’re older having speak pathology problems or eating problems. On the flip side, if they’re nursing great it may not be bad enough to do anything ever anyways. See what dentist or lactation specialist say.

It’s better to get it cut ASAP because baby needs to work on those tongue muscles so they can latch and you don’t want your milk to dry up either

Getting it cut improved my sons ability to eat ten fold.

My son had a tongue tie I made them clip it day two so he could breast feed better. I have seen a lot done at the hospital I work at. There is very little bleeding and its best to breast feed right after. They also don't cry much after once comforted. Good luck. She'll do great.

I have tongue tie, I would ask my mum as to whether it was offered to sort it, but we are no longer in contact. Honestly I've been thinking about getting it snipped. Talk with your professionals and see what they reckon!

My daughter got her tongue clipped at 2ish weeks old and it was definitely harder on me than it was on her! The doctor had my husband and I step out of the room and it was over very quickly and then she had me nurse her immediately after. She bled a tiny bit but after nursing, she was just fine! 💗

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Nursing was painless for me too but we the time went away I think the first 2 months has really hard and then we both learn and now my baby is full Bf and he is a happy healthy baby they told us to clip his tongue but we didn’t

And I’m so glad we did it! Nursing was super painful for me and like a day or two after getting her clipped, nursing was painless 🙌🏻

I just had my son checked for it as he was having weight gain issues, very long feeds and just not satisfied. I met with a lactation consultant who advised an assessment for tt. He has 95% movement in his tongue I was going to get it done if he had it but not for his type the Dr himself said he wouldn't if it was his child. I was upset that I couldn't get back to ebf as he is an ineffective feeder!! We are combo feeding but he's happy and healthy that's the most important thing. Are you bf? If so do you have any issues. I would see a lactation consultant if I was you tbh.

They said the same about my boy and we had a second opinion and nothing he has nothing like I was sooo upset and I worked as a teacher in nyc and I saw a lot of the kids that had trouble with speech their mommy’s accepted without asking and most of them they didn’t need it they told me my boy wouldn’t latch and at beginning it was hard in not going to lie but is hard cuz I’m a new mommy and he is a babby learning how to do it after 2 weeks that he was born and trying every 3 hrs to nurse him we both learn and gets easier and Easier now he is 4 months 2 weeks and full breastfeed and huge 18 lbs and 27 inches please look for second option or just keep trying

My daughter had her lip and tongue tie cut a little after she turned 3 months old, but she was only 1 week adjusted. We had just left the NICU after a 3 month stay and decided to have the procedure done then. It was hard the first 10 days thereafter, but it was worth it.

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In the U.K. we don’t cut lip tie just tongue tie :) xx

🤷‍♀️ Guess standards are different everywhere.

Hey! My daughter is 8 months old and she was also tongue tied! Girl, I too was worked up over clipping it. We did it within her first two weeks of life. The earlier the better! She LITERALLY cried for 5 seconds. Didn’t even bleed much! It was such a good decision, since tongue ties can hinder things other than latching! Don’t worry momma, baby will be just fine! We went to an ENT doctor since they cut tongue ties multiple times a week! The experience level is very high for them, so nothing to worry about ♥️

My son had a tongue tie as well. He had it cut, its a very small and fast procedure and he was on the breast straight afterwards:) It improved his feeding a lot! As well as his sleeping, after all, we all get sleepy with a full belly 😊 But really, nothing to worry about.

My Baby was prem and they said she was tongue tied at 33 weeks and breast feeding would be a struggle. I have friends who decided against it but as my little one was so small I wanted to give her the best chance of feeding well so we could leave neonatal. Admittedly I was nervous and worried however The procedure was very quick, professional and my baby cried for one second as she was put straight on my breast to stop the bleeding and for the comfort. No issues to date. I even forget at time’s she had it done. She’s feeding well on my breast and a bottle. It’s entirely up to you how you proceed. Take care x

My daughter was diagnosed with tongue tie also and she still has it and she’s going on 10 months

Tongue tie procedure is perfectly normal it will help her in the future for sure I'm a dental assistant and have seen patients who get their tongue clipped it is a really easy quick procedure and much more easier to do for children! It will be better for her once she is an adult she wont have any issues with grinding or clenching her teeth :)

My youngest had such a bad tongue tie that the dr at the hospital cut it on like day 2. His pediatrician had never heard of one so bad, he couldn’t stick his tongue past his gums, and my kid is almost 4 now and I can still see the line where it went to the top of his tongue. They took scissors and snipped. It bled for 5 seconds, he cried for a minute, all done and happy again.

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My son's was like this. He is 14 months old now, and can still see on the tip of his tongue where it was.

My 2 month is tongue tied and we exclusively breast fed and we have no problems with latching or feeding so I think we might just leave it 🤷🏻‍♀️

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THIS!!^

My pediatrician said that if we had no latch or feeding issues some kids have it and it’s not a problem. The only thing you can’t predict is if they will have speech issues in the future. Our friends son was absolutely an awesome nurser with his tongue tie but at 5 had to get it cut because he was having speech issues and at that age it’s a full on surgery with anesthesia. At this age it’s a quick 2 minute snip and that’s it.

I just had my 10 week old son done on Monday. They corrected the tongue tie with a laser and there was no bleeding at all. He’s been a little fussy so far this week and not eating the best but nothing unmanageable. They said he could have problems eating solids in the future so it was heat to take care of it now.

My son was diagnosed recently at 3 months and he’s been latching on and breastfeeding awesome. I have a ENT consult coming up so I’m curious if they’ll still recommend having it clipped 😬

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Just be aware that ents aren’t typically really trained in tongue ties and if they do choose to clip them, they use a a scalpel and that has a higher likelihood of reattaching!