My new baby is now 11 months old already. This year sure has flown by. He's now babbling away saying mama, baba, crawling like a maniac and standing up.
Shortly after his 9 month checkup, I took him to an ear, nose, throat specialist to clip his tongue, since his ped diagnosed him as being tongue tied. You have the option of having the tongue clipped in the hospital or in the office. It's a very simple procedure, so I opted for the office. According to the specialist, the tissue which is clipped doesn't have much feeling, no nerves. Getting clipped just feels like being tapped on the hand. He said no pain reliever was necessary. My son cried & cried, poor thing, but afterwards he was fine, not cranky or anything. If I had known the specialist wasn't going to give him anything, I would have given him Tylenol before we went. For the procedure, you set the baby in your lap & try to hold him still, the doc uses scissors and tweezers and just clips the tissue. My son had a small area of white tissue on the bottom of his mouth, which went away after it was healed. His tongue is now free to move. I guess it's better to get the procedure done while young, rather than wait and have to go through speech therapy. I also read that the procedure is more complex and involves stitches if done when they are older. Be prepared for the bill though. This specialist charged $500 for the 5 minute procedure and $168 for looking in his mouth to verify he was tongue tied. Almost $700 total. Pretty crazy.
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Shortly after his 9 month checkup, I took him to an ear, nose, throat specialist to clip his tongue, since his ped diagnosed him as being tongue tied. You have the option of having the tongue clipped in the hospital or in the office. It's a very simple procedure, so I opted for the office. According to the specialist, the tissue which is clipped doesn't have much feeling, no nerves. Getting clipped just feels like being tapped on the hand. He said no pain reliever was necessary. My son cried & cried, poor thing, but afterwards he was fine, not cranky or anything. If I had known the specialist wasn't going to give him anything, I would have given him Tylenol before we went. For the procedure, you set the baby in your lap & try to hold him still, the doc uses scissors and tweezers and just clips the tissue. My son had a small area of white tissue on the bottom of his mouth, which went away after it was healed. His tongue is now free to move. I guess it's better to get the procedure done while young, rather than wait and have to go through speech therapy. I also read that the procedure is more complex and involves stitches if done when they are older. Be prepared for the bill though. This specialist charged $500 for the 5 minute procedure and $168 for looking in his mouth to verify he was tongue tied. Almost $700 total. Pretty crazy.
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