Tonguetied

My daughter, who is now 17, is tounge tied. I was told as long as it didn't interfere with her speach, it would be left alone. It never affected anything. She ate fine, no speech problems.

I'd try not to worry. It most likely won't cause any problems :-)

I am actually tongue tied. I've never had any issues.

My son, is also tongue tied. He was like your daughter, in that he ate fine. My pediatrician told me not to do anything drastic, like go to a surgeon. To wait and see. He is 3. He speaks and eats fine. His tongue tie is of no concern now. There are kids who are hampered by it, though. They do have trouble eating and speaking. They do need to get the fix.

I really don't see why he is concerned about weight. She IS gaining. That's all my Dr. was concerned with, that my son WAS gaining...not the amount he gained.

I found out three weeks ago, when I took my daughter to a new dentist, that she's tongue tied. She's 13 and this is the first I've been told this. It explains a lot, like her having issues sticking her tongue out and brushing her teeth.

I always thought that if a child was tongue tied they'd have all sorts of issues. Not so. My daughter doesn't have any speech issues (in fact, it's impossible to get her to shut up, hehe, and she's the only one in her theater group that doesn't need a mic because she can be heard in the back without it). She certainly doesn't have issues eating.

Take a deep breath. She'll be ok hon.

My oldest was tongue tied and it did effect her ability to breastfeed. At about 2 weeks we finally found a ped (not an oral surgeon) to snip the skin beneath her tongue.

The doctor said it's beyond him why many doctors won't do that procedure in their office. There is usually no need for a surgeon, it took less than a second, the skin was so thin it was far less invasive than circumcision or ear peircing. She bled a tiny bit, cried a minute and then latched on and breast fed vigorously for the first time. We never looked back.

I wouldn't worry a minute about it. If it effects her speech in the future I doubt there would be any real surgery involved to fix it.

My son was tongue-tied. It can affect breastfeeding and speech as others have said. When I was getting opinions on the tongue-tie, I was also told it can affect simple things like licking an ice cream cone and French kissing (like I wanted to contemplate the latter!). So it all depends on the level of severity. I would ask around for a rec of someone to evaluate the tongue-tie...ask your ped, call a lactation consultant. Find out how severe it is and if it really will impact speech etc. My son had laser surgery (a better option than an actual snip) and it was very quick and healed easily.

My son was tongue tied. Has it fixed at four weeks bc it affected his latch (painful for me) and also he wasn't getting enough. The fix was no big deal---I almost didn't do it because I wasn't sure about the whole thing. But I really didn't want it affecting his speech later. As for the weight. This is a common thing with docs. I'd you're concerned I would get a second opinion or find a doc who isn't so focused on the weight chart (that's what I eventually did and now I literally have the best ped in the world in every way). Don't let your doc bully you into supplementing unless that's what you want. Good luck and congrats. Ps my first ped harassed me repeatedly about my first sons weight. Switched docs finally she wanted to send him to a GI specialist, cameras down the stomach. Etc. he had no probs. she just thought he was too small. Switched ped. My son is now a healthy 5 year old, avg size! Don't worry :)

There are varying degrees of being tongue tied.
When I was a child, I had a friend who was tongue tied. It did affect her speech, etc.
She showed it to me and I said, "Why doesn't your mom just take the scissors and snip that thing?"

It was literally just a tiny thread of connection from the tip of her tongue to underneath it. It was thinner than a strand of yarn, but quite short. As a kid, I just remember thinking if it was me, I'd have snipped it myself.

Your baby is only 1 week old. If she is eating okay, I wouldn't think there would be a real urgency at this time to do anything about it. If it begins to create a problem, follow up a little more on it.

For now, if the doctor isn't concerned, you don't need to be either. This is something that can be corrected down the road if need be.

Best wishes to your little one!

Both of my kids were tongue tied. They suggested I leave it be with my son (5) He was speech delayed & barely talking at 2 & gagged on solid food ALOT. I got it lazer'd & he started talking like crazy. My daughter (15 Mo's) also was tongue tied, I got it done at 6 months, she is saying lots of words & eating great! I suggest you get it done at 6 months - why wait until there is a speech delay? Having said that, please don't feel bummed, both of my kids (really both?!?!) had it & it's nothing to fix, neither kid felt a thing!

My 2.5yo daughter was tongue-tied. The ped didn't even notice, it was me. There were some difficulties bf'ing, but she was definitely eating.

That said, we went to a specialist and got it snipped. Soooo fast and soooo easy. If it wasn't snipped, it could have led to muscle/jaw problems. Hers was pretty severe, so I'm not sure that would have happened with you.

Just read Kari's reply. What she said...