Or indeed had it done themselves as an older child/ teen/ adult?
The orthodontist says two of my children need their tongue tied cut. They're 12 and 14!
He also said it should have impacted their speech but it hasn't - in fact both have always been ahead with sprach and speak two languages which require different tongue positions very clearly without any impediment whatsoever.
The orthodontist is perplexed by their speech and insistent it should be unclear and they should have had considerable problems as toddlers and preschoolers, but they just haven't.
He actually said dc2s tongue tie is the most extreme he's seen, and asked permission to share anonymous photographs of it with colleagues!
My slightly paranoid concern is - could having their tongue tied cut at these ages actually give them speech problems! They've obviously learnt to compensate and been doing so for well over a decade!
Any experience?
Mumsnet doesn't verify the qualifications of users. If you have medical concerns, please consult a healthcare professional.
Children's health
has anyone had an older child's tongue tie cut?
Anothernotherone · 11/10/2019 14:47
The orthodontist's opinion is that they'll be "like actors who've trained to speak with marbles in their mouths - when you remove the tongue tie, or marbles, their speech will be fantastic, really special"
But this sounds like a load of bollocks to me 
One child very much wants it cut and claims to have been asking to have it cut for ages (I have no memory of this, but I do have a bad memory sometimes due to overload - I'm studying, working, have 3 teens/ pre teens, and all of them see me as the parent to tell things - I do forget stuff ). She's pleased about having it cut. So she says.
My 12 year old was really worried about it initially and cross with me for not getting it done when he was a baby. Last night he told me that he isn't as worried as he was - but he brought the topic up, we weren't talking about that, which shows its been in his mind. I didn't want to hurt him as a baby, believing it was for no reason because his sister's speech was already really good when he was born, and she'd had no trouble breastfeeding, I thought it was inflicting pain for no reason... 12 years later of course it would be easier if it had been done 12 years ago!
12 year olds tongue tie is quite severe though - I thought he could stick his tongue out but the orthodontist showed me that that's the middle of his tongue not the end!
Apparently not being able to get the tongue behind the top teeth effects the teeth long term - both decay and growth. So the orthodontist says...
I'm glad it didn't impact your speech anyway BarbaraStrozzi
My kids can roll their Rs bizzarly, they "got" rolling Rs later than average (around age 7) which was put down to being bilingual - it's noted at the school readiness tests children have to take here at age 5, they are bilingual German/ English... My dc3 can't roll his yet and doesn't have a tongue tie, and he's nearly 9...
EmpressLesbianInChair this is kind of what I'm worried about, but the other way around, if that makes sense...
They already have completely clear speech, I don't want to get the tongue ties cut and cause them to have to relearn how to use their tongues! That would be a complete nightmare at their ages, and given they have two languages to contend with and DD is in the equivalent of the 2 year GCSE pressure phase at school (and specialising in modern foreign languages so also has french oral exams as well as English and German).
This apparently small decision for dental reasons could really screw things up! 
Also GA! It's not worth the risks of general anesthesia! I assumed it would be done under local 
To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.