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Seems there's tongue tie thread fest at the moment, so I will add mine too....

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mawbroon · 23/01/2012 21:14

DS1 is 6yo and has had really nasty reflux since the summer. Actually, I think he's had it all along, but he was only able to verbalise it in the summer last year.

I suspected from around age 2 that he was tongue tied as we had had loads of problems wiht breastfeeding when he was tiny eg blanched and pinched nipples and the lipstick shape too. Also poor weight gain and never ending feeds.

But, the feeding kind of sorted itself out, and actually I think with skilled help, we might have been able to feed without any problems at all.

Anyway, i read on here about the link between reflux and tongue tie so we got ds1's tt done at the beginning of January.

He is now off his medication completely. He no longer bloats up when he has to chew and is able to eat larger portions before becoming full of air. He is enjoying new foods and fussy eating seems to be a thing of the past. He has loads of energy and has colour in his cheeks for the first time in ages.

In short, he is a different child.

There seems to be an opinion amongst some HCPs only to do a tt if it interferes with speech or feeding. DS1's speech is fine, apart from a tiny lisp, and the feeding wasn't that much of an issue, so had his tt been picked up as a baby, we may well have been told that it wasn't a problem.

Just thought this might be of interest to those wondering whether or not to get tt divided.

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TruthSweet · 23/01/2012 22:19

Wow - that is amazing. I bet he feels so much better now.

PeggyCarter · 24/01/2012 09:46

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crikeybadger · 24/01/2012 10:48

Mawbroon- that is very interesting to hear. I have read about the link between reflux and tongue tie on Analytical Armadillo so it's good to hear about how much difference that snip can make. AA might be would probably find your story interesting too. Smile

mawbroon · 24/01/2012 13:57

Thanks all. It is much less stressful having a happy 6yo in the house!

I wrote about larger portions before he becomes full of air. That doesn't make sense! He used to only eat a little before saying he was full (of air) but what i meant was that he can now eat decent portions because he doesn't bloat with air any more.

Can you tell I am thrilled by all this!? Grin

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