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Our newest little one came to us with both legs in casts up to his thighs, because of club feet.No one mentioned him being tongue-tied though. i noticed it the 1st day he was here and mentioned it to his ped the next day. the doc confirmed it but shrugged it off, saying that in the old days, docs used to clip it but that's out-dated--- the tongue will lengthen on its own. ever heard that before?? i know people who were born tongue-tied and their tongues never grew.i need to switch peds anyway, because Baby's is too far away, so i'll be getting a second opinion for sure. the tongue prob is messing with his ability to latch onto his bottles right. he gets so tired and stops drinking after about 2oz.
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I agree with rw. Change peds immediately. I had a fs who was tongue-tied and it was the easiest thing in the world to fix. The ENT simply clipped it and that was that. Baby started to eat better and gained weight then.
My aunt was born tongue-tied and never had it clipped. To this day it is exactly as when she was born, it never grew. Never heard of such a thing.
One hint on Club foot. Once the cast comes off, they fit them into braces. The standard brace is a 6 inch by 2 inch metal bar with shoes attached. This is highly uncomfortable and difficult for the child. As for a "Dobbs" bar. It has pivots for each foot.Before we got the Dobbs bar, our daughter never slept for more than 2 hours. After I insisted they switch the medival torture device for a Dobbs bar, she really improved her sleep.
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One hint on Club foot. Once the cast comes off, they fit them into braces. The standard brace is a 6 inch by 2 inch metal bar with shoes attached. This is highly uncomfortable and difficult for the child. As for a "Dobbs" bar. It has pivots for each foot.Before we got the Dobbs bar, our daughter never slept for more than 2 hours. After I insisted they switch the medival torture device for a Dobbs bar, she really improved her sleep.
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My birth son is tongue-tied also, he's 11 and I remember the ped telling me that when he was an infant. They said they could clip it, but wouldn't recommend doing it right away unless he showed difficulty with eating or had difficulty speaking as he got older.
Well, he never had any trouble at all, so we've never done anything about it. He can't stick his tongue out of his mouth very far - which may be a good thing at 11 - lol!
Anyway, his new dentist actually mentioned it at his last cleaning and offered to clip it with a laser - super-quick procedure. Didn't think it would fall under a dental-procedure - but I guess that really makes sense. We might consider it if he's up for it. I figure at 11 he can decide if he wants to subject himself to it or just leave it alone...
My husband was tongue-tied as well, his ped clipped his, he doesn't remember it very well. Wonder if it's genetic?