 | I am SO glad we chose to wait a while. Our pediatrician said there's absolutely no harm in waiting until he is a little older to make a decision. How will you know if there are problems until he starts speaking. Then you can always make the decision. Also, when the child is a little older, the doctor uses a medication. When they're newborns, they just snip it without any medication. Why would I want to put my child through an unnecessary procedure if he really might not need it?? Really severely tongue-tied babies have trouble nursing (or bottle feeding), as well as difficulty with some of their letters when they start to talk. Luckily, my son latched on well, and he is thriving. Why not try to see if the problem will correct itself before putting the baby through a procedure. Lucky for us, my son can now stick his tongue out well past his lips. His pediatrician doesn't see any problems with his tongue and says he will have no trouble speaking. It has stretched itself out. I posted my message to find out if my son's eating had anything to do with him being tongue-tied. It didn't. He's now 11 months old and is eating 3 meals a day of table food (plus he's still nursing). I'm sorry this is so lengthy, but I took offense at your response. I love my son dearly and would never hurt him. It turns out, he didn't need the procedure done after all. Our waiting saved him a lot of pain. Rushing into a medical decision is not always the best answer. Doing a little research and asking lots of questions could save pain in the long run. I absolutely do not regret the decision my husband and I made. |
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