Kim - I was told that also at every check up - i was also told that it will fix its self eventually - but i didn't want to take any risks - and risks B have speech problems etc later in life - so i thought while she is little may aswell get it fixed - i thought about it ALOT!!! and now im SO glad we got it done!
she had a V shape when sticking her tongue out!
Its totally up too you but in all honesty - i recommend getting it done!
Sorry I've only just found this thread!
Hj1981 - Glad to hear your DD's snip was a success! It is fantastic watching them poke their tongues out huh?
Harrison had his TT snipped at 5 weeks. It made a huge difference to how he fed from me... straight after it was done he went on the boob and fed properly for the first time, no nipple shields, just me and him... it was fantastic.
He is 2 now and very cheeky... he pokes his tongue out at us and we feel happy that he can do so... even watching him lick ice cream makes us happy because if he hadn't had the snip done, he wouldn't ever have been able to do those things.
Lisa - my only regret is that the TT wasnt found out earlier enough so i could continue BFing!
im actually shocked at how common it is! they say it is meant to be hereditry but no one in either my side of the family or DH's side of the family has it - how bout u?
Im sooo glad it all went well for Harrison!
No there is nothing either side of my family either. My Aunty ended up having a bub with a TT and it was snipped in the hospital.
I told my midwife for this bub that Harry had a TT and they told us that if bub has a TT, they will have it snipped straight away which is brilliant.
kim - check out the royal womens website on tongue tie info. DS didnt have his snipped til nearly 8 weeks. They have a thorough checklist assessment that they do there, and if you get over a certain score they will snip it for you.
DS just made it by 1 point. His was particularly tight, but he also had a short tongue, so while it made something of a difference it wasnt the miracle that the girl next to me got, her baby poked his tongue out right away and looked like that guy from Kiss! lol
I dont know if there is an age limit, and I dont think you need a referral.
hj1981 - Its not heriditery as such but can run in families.
I asked at birth for the LC to check DS, because MIL said DH had one. She said he didnt.
I asked at 5 of the 6 breastfeeding daystays I went to to have it checked, and they all said no, he doesnt have one.
My son made a habit of feeding well at daystay so that the LCs must have thought I was nuts to keep wanting to come back, he was like a different child at home. Im sure they thought I just wanted to sleep in the armchairs.
At daystay number 6, when he finally played up, the LC observing the feed said - well is there a reason you didnt have his tongut tie snipped? then the other one came over and said yes he definitely had one and have me the phone numbers for 3 OBs in the city who could do a frenulectomy.
I went to see Lionel Steinberg, but he wouldnt do it becuase it was too tight and he didnt think it was necessary, so I took him to the womens to get assessed there.
Thanks Hj and Ray.....i have a check up today and im going to get it looked at again....imnot to keen on this health nurse, so i think ill get my GP to look when i get his 2 month needled done as well.
Im more concerned with the speech problems later on then anything now. The thought of it being snipped turns my stomach as well
Kim, the snip itself is pretty tame - it really doesn't hurt them as there are no nerves there - the only discomfort is from having someone poking around in their mouths. But I think with an older baby/child an anaesthetic is used so it might be that the nerves to do grow in the area at a certain age.
Apart from the speech, feeding etc, another main issue is dental decay, as the tongue can't clear the food in the mouth properly. So there are certainly good reasons to have it done in many cases.
The MCHN and mws all told me DS's wasn't bad enough to cause any problems but I know differently now. He was able to attach without the shields immediately after having it done, and now that I can see what his tongue is supposed to do, I can see how much of a problem it was before.
Kim, the snip itself is pretty tame - it really doesn't hurt them as there are no nerves there - the only discomfort is from having someone poking around in their mouths. But I think with an older baby/child an anaesthetic is used so it might be that the nerves to do grow in the area at a certain age.
Apart from the speech, feeding etc, another main issue is dental decay, as the tongue can't clear the food in the mouth properly. So there are certainly good reasons to have it done in many cases.
The MCHN and mws all told me DS's wasn't bad enough to cause any problems but I know differently now. He was able to attach without the shields immediately after having it done, and now that I can see what his tongue is supposed to do, I can see how much of a problem it was before.
ETA - BTW, after we found out about DS's t-t, MIL remembered that one of her boys had one which was snipped also - she can't remember whether it was DH or BIL, but she'd completely forgotten until she heard about DS's.
Kim -i was the same - i was shaking so much when i took her in and was getting quite upset - i think its more the part where they have to hold them down that upsets them the most! and B only cried for a few seconds and there was no blood! it really wasnt that bad! i had it done at Mt Gravatt - i wasnt aloud in when it got done - it only took like 2 seconds than they brought her out for me to feed her to help her and to check that she could suck fine!
Let us know how u go!
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