Has anyone's bub had a frenulectomy done?

[hj1981]

I have booked B in for one on the 2nd of March and im totally freaking about it - i actually can't stop crying!
Took her to a Childrens Health Care Nurse today and she recommended - ive known for a little while that it would prob need getting done eventually, but now that its booked in im feeling like such a bad mum!
i wish it was picked up at birth, so it could of been done straight away, i wish someone found it before i gave up breastfeeding, because we were having massive troubles, i wish the Pead had of picked it up at her 6wk appt.
But no one mentioned it - i had to discover it myself!
and when she has it snipped she will be 4mths old - that has to be absolutly painful for her.
How bad of a mum am i for not getting it done sooner!!!!

[M22]

noooo dont feel bad!!
my girlfriens son had t have one it was quick and healed quickly

your a great mum!!
you little B will just be fine!!

[hj1981]

How old was he?
and do u know if he was upset and in pain for a fair while after it?

i wanna know if its not a bad thing and such a simple procedure than why is the problem ignored?

[westy]

Oh Harmony

You are not a bad mum darl, your a fantastic mum to gorgeous little B !!

I am sorry that the dr's didnt pick it up at the 6wk check up but you have picked it up now and your doing something to help your daughter so dont for one second feel as though you are a bad mummy ...because you aren't.

Thinking of you x

[M22]

hj- they didn't do anything sooner in case it rectified itself ( which in her 2n son it did)

he was about 4 months and he was pretty good straight after and normal the next day.

sweets....... your little girl will be fine.

[MantaRay]

Hun, please don't feel bad. DS1 had a tongue-tie also and we only discovered by accident when he was 2 weeks that that was the reason he couldn't attach. Before that a couple of the midwives had mentioned that he had one, but didn't think it was causing a problem. We were just very, very lucky that we saw a doctor who specialises in t-t - we went there for something else! He ended up having it snipped at 3 weeks and it was very easy and painless.

I am sure it will be fine hun. I know of people who have had it done in older babies and it hasn't been as bad as they were expecting. I hope this is true for you also. And definitely don't feel guilty - it's the health system that's let you down.

[skybie]

dont feel bad hun! DD had one and we had it snipped at 9 weeks and it wasnt that bad at all! as soon as it was done and the doc was finished i stuck a bottle in her gob and that was it! no tears, no bleeding! :hugs: i think its harder on us mums than it is for the bubs, just like immunisations, we stress they dont care all that much! good luck sweets she'll be fine i promise