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My baby is tongue tied
Hi, I have 13 day old baby who was born tongue tied, I wanted it to be cut at birth but they would not do it and said they would only do it if the baby had a problem feeding, which he does not. However, I have since been told by midwife that he could have a speech problem if it is not cut, and that it is best done now rather than later as it is a simple procedure now but would be much more complicated if done when he is older. so obviously i am very concerned and keen for him to have it cut!!! but so far it is proving difficult to get anyone to do anything about it!!! any advice??
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it can cause speech problems but more in clarity of child's speech rather than speech delay from my experiece and it can be corrected with support and excercises once it has been snipped
Hope this helps!
I was so nervous about him having it done, got myself in a right state, but on the day it was done, he fell asleep whilst we were waiting and didn't even wake up when it was actually snipped!!! No blood or anything.
My husband was also born with tongue tie but didn't have it snipped, and his speech is fine.
Hope that helps
Floopy & Ethan
A friend of my mam had a son who was tongue tied also and his tongue stretched and when he lost his two front milk teeth the problem rectified itself as the skin tore naturally!!!
I really wouldn't be overly concerned just yet - i know it's not nice cos it's your baby, but do you really want your baby to go through anaesthetic so young for a quick snip?
It may rectify itself or you may have the op done when your baby is older....
I know when you have a new baby nothing can ease any fears you have but please try not to worry too much and congrats on your baby
xx
It's entirely up to you of course and only you can weigh up the pros and cons. Good luck
hope you can come to the right decision for you, love fiona and hayden
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