Yesterday my DD (1yo) bumped down into her bum and managed to bite through her tongue. It was grim. We spent the day in A and E then were seen by a max fax consultant who said they would stitch her but it meant putting her under a general anaesthetic, or we could give it a week to see how it healed. He was confident that it would heal, as she hadn't bitten it off, just through one side. I decided to give it a week and a see what happened, as want to avoid her going under if possible.
She's fine, is able to eat yogurts, purees etc and breastfeed ok. However, this morning I was thinking it would have started to join back together, but it's still loose- like a forked tongue but at the side, IYSWIM. I'm now worried that she's going to have this weird tongue forever as I won't heal back together and I should have pushed them to put her under and stitch it. Does anyone know if it will join eventually or should I take her back to be seen again? She's not in pain, I'm just worrying!
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DD bitten through tongue.
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GirlFromTheNorthCountry · 16/08/2016 08:53
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