If your baby was tongue tied...?

I had my sons tongue snipped, it was well worth it. He began feeding much better. My husband was against it in the beginning but I stood my ground. Lucky me I have 2 relatives who had to have this procedure done and teenagers and they were a good case for me to use.

My son cried for the 1/2 second it took for us to get a pacifier in his mouth. The whole thing lasted maybe 30 seconds and he seemed to be more uncomfortable when they clamped his tongue then when they cut the membrane.

This procedure dates so far back. Most people like my husband never knew they were tongue tied because it was common practice for a mid wife to do it at birth...and she did it with her finger nail.

Do it you will be happy you did.

It is a very simple procedure, although most doctors are starting to feel it's unnecessary ( I only mention this because some doctors don't do the procedure anymore). It used to be done right at birth, but now they leave it to see if it does cause a problem. In your case, I'd say go for it, if you have a doctor who will do it. It's very easy healing, and not really very traumatic(being forced to hold still will probably be more upsetting than the actual snip). It's nothing compared to a circumcision, and how many babies go through that very year?

Get the procedure done. You are the mother of this child and there is no reason he should suffer because of your husband's misinformed opinions. I had this procedure done for my son and it made a HUGE difference. He was nursing normally RIGHT AFTER. But the sooner the better, because if you wait too long it will affect his speech and the muscle tone in his mouth/tongue. I have talked to someone who had to have some of this membrane cut as an adult, and they said it was relatively painless, they just tasted the blood which was wierd. I think that is why my son was crying, because he was being held down and then he tasted blood.

If your son was forcing your son to starve, you wouldn't let him. You would feed and take care of him, because that is your job, right?

My son was tongue tied, and because of it I gave up breast feeding at 4 weeks. At the time none of our health care providers informed us of having the membrane snipped. It would have saved us so much anxiety just to have it done. When I gave up breast feeding I went through a small bout of depression. I felt like I was inadequate and couldn't provide the one thing that only a mother can provide for her children. Looking back if we had only known it would have made things so much easier. I would not hesitate to have my child snipped this time around, if it is tongue tied.

Not only will it help now with feeding and gas issues but being tongue tied could effect his speech later on in life. Not all tongue tied children go through this but some do and end up having their membrane snipped years down the road anyways.

If I were in your situation I would bring your husband to a doctors appointment and talk about it there with the doctor and have them tell you the pros and cons right in front of him.

I would go ahead and get his frenulum snipped. This is not a giant issue like two parents disagreeing on circumcision or anything. The procedure is more than necessary for your little guy and it is only a matter of time before he will need to get it done . Which BTW, becomes increasingly more complex, painful and expensive the longer you wait. Might as well take care of it before it starts to affect his speech.

My son was born tounge tied also his was snipped at birth, I would do it as if not done the child can suffer with speech delays.

I'd just get it done

ummm...untie his tongue

DO IT! TOO SIMPLE!!!