He's in surgery right now actually. My four month old nephew has something wrong with his tongue. I really don't think he should be doing the surgery, i mean they said they wern't going to give him Medication, so yeah. Has anyone's children gone through this? Share please [:
2007-09-26 06:26:15 · 7 answers · asked by xorenée 7 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
It's hardly a surgery - it's just a little snip of the tiny strip of tissue (the frenulum) that connects the tongue to the bottom of the mouth. They usually don't give medication because any injection would hurt about as bad and as long as the snip itself. They will give baby tylenol for pain after it is over.
It's a very simple, common procedure. Don't worry.
2007-09-26 06:31:50 · answer #1 · answered by Take A Test! 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
They're probably already done, all they are doing is snipping the skin that holds the tongue down to the bottom of his mouth. In some children this skin is not long enough to allow proper movement of the tongue and can actually affect the growth of the tongue giving it a heart shaped end and causing speech difficulties. It also causes latching issues for both breastfeeding and bottle feeding.
My son is tongue tied as well so breast feeding was a challenge, and due to other reasons wound up not being a possibility. Every visit to the doctor's means checking the tongue and should it show signs of forming the heart end he will have the procedure done. If the skin is going to stretch on it's own it will do it before he's 3 months old.
The "surgery" is very quick, they will numb the area, snip it and it will bleed for about a minute and then they are done. It may be sore for a day or two and taking a bottle or feeding might be uncomfortable but some baby tylenol will fix that. Afterwards everything will be fine. The mouth area heals amazingly well and quickly so stop being a worrywart!!
2007-09-26 06:34:56 · answer #2 · answered by babybugs1980 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have not personally been through it, but know several people who have had their child be tongue-tied. It is a very minor surgery really, I think the only major problem would be worries about infection. From what I understand they just cut the bottom part of their tongue that is malformed and is attached more than it should be. If they didn't do the surgery tons of problems could exist (problems sucking to eat is the first noticable problem generally), but it can also affect speech later in life.
2007-09-26 07:31:19 · answer #3 · answered by Suburban Mom 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My baby girl had her tongue clipped at 2 days old. She just became 3 months old. Being tongue tied can cause many limitations. The baby can not suck correctly now and if not corrected this will cause a speech impediment in the near future. The baby will be fussy but the outcome will be best for your nephew. I am a dental hygienist and have spent many years studying the anatomy and disorders of the mouth.
2007-09-26 07:26:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Please don't worry too much about him - it is a very simple and safe surgery and they just clip the tiny piece of skin which connects to the bottom of the tongue. They will NOT have to put him under any kind of anesthesia.
Recovery is quick and it will save your nephew from possible nursing/feeding problems as well as speech delays.
2007-09-26 07:45:30 · answer #5 · answered by Veritas 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
BOTH my nephews were tongue-tied if they dont clip the little piece of skin holding the tongue down it leads to speech problems/delays. They are now 16 and 17 and you can never tell they had this problem. The sooner its done the better "so yeah"
2007-09-26 06:30:22 · answer #6 · answered by texas_angel_wattitude 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My daughter was tongue-tied when she was born. She couldn't nurse because her tongue wouldn't move right. But, it wasn't surgery - they just took scissors and cut the piece of skin/tissue under her tongue so she could suck.
2007-09-26 06:30:29 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋