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Posterior tongue tie

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Mumofboys17 · 04/07/2021 22:15

Our DS2 has recently been diagnosed with a posterior tongue tie due to being noisy when breastfeeding and slowed weight gain. He’s 12 weeks old and dropped 2 percentiles.
I’m currently on a feeding plan (because of his weight) where we continue to bf as much as possible, switch feeding, breast compressions etc.. I also have to express and attempt to feed whatever I manage to express via bottle (which he hates and refuses to do anyway!) in between regular feeds.. I feel physically and mentally drained. I desperately want to continue breastfeeding but it’s killing me 😣
He needs to have the tie cut, but omg my anxiety has gone haywire over this and I feel stuck in a rut. He is the most chilled, happy baby. Looking at him you’d never know there was ‘concerns’, so to speak.
I’m basically looking for some reassurance and past experiences from those who have been through this. I know it’s a common problem and lots of babies go through it, but the more I think about it the more it upsets me. Please tell me the procedure isn’t as traumatic as I’m making it out in my head 🙁

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ZingDramaQueenOfSheeba · 04/07/2021 22:35

it will be more traumatic for you than him.

my DD had it done at 3 weeks old.
they anaesthetised the area so she wouldn't feel a thing. she never cried, just fussed a bit.
there was a little bit more blood than I expected - DS5 had anterior TT and there was only like 2 drops. but it wasn't awful, just unexpected.

get a piece of raw chicken breast and try to cut through it with a pair of nail scissors. that's what it feels/looks like when they separate a posterior TT. honestly, it looks worse than it is, some babies sleep through it.

As soon as it was done I tried to bf her, she was a bit sleepy but did it a bit. the latch was much better immediately!
and that was that.
they let me be until I was ready to go, we stayed for about 10 mins.

that was it. she also had cranial osteopathy to correct highly arched palate so the 2 together much improved her bf and she started gaining weight.

hope this helps

minipie · 04/07/2021 22:36

The snip takes 5 seconds, they cry and you feed and they stop crying. Honestly.

My DD was done at a similar age (14 weeks I think) and it did take a week or so for her feeding style to improve. But she then shot up several centiles, slept better and was less windy. Oh and my nipples weren’t shredded…

Mumofboys17 · 05/07/2021 04:25

Thank you so, so much for your replies ladies it really does help ❤️
@minipie that’s reassuring to know that your little one had it done at a similar age too. I was worried about the older he gets the possibility of it being worse for him etc.
I spoke to a mum at our baby group who’s first baby had a tie snipped and she compared it a bit to the baby immunisations, in that they cry when it happens, but they generally forget about it quite quickly and are fine in themselves within a day or two x

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shouldistop · 05/07/2021 10:05

Ds2 had a 100% tongue tie, I had it snipped privately at a few weeks old. The snip was very quick, he only cried until I got him latched on - so seconds. Barely any blood at all, whatever there was he must have swallowed while feeding. No issues at all.

shouldistop · 05/07/2021 10:06

Yes I'd say it's like the baby jags, really nothing to worry about.

Mumofboys17 · 05/07/2021 10:25

@shouldistop wow 100% tie! 😮 That's crazy, feeding must have been a nightmare for you! That's good to know it was over with so quickly x
Can I ask were any of you encouraged to increase feeds at all whilst waiting for the appointment to come through? I don't mind expressing and I don't struggle with it, but pumping milk just for DS2 to refuse it and me throw it down the drain is so gutting. X

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shouldistop · 05/07/2021 10:45

My nipples were sore but he actually gained weight really well due to me having over supply and a really fast let down so he didn't have to do much work to get the milk. The days before my milk came in he was almost constantly on me though.
I just fed on demand but if weight gain isn't good I wouldn't want to advise against what you've been told.
Can you afford to go privately at all? I paid £200 for feeding consultation and the procedure. Waiting for the nhs would have killed breastfeeding for us

Mumofboys17 · 05/07/2021 11:13

@shouldistop bless you, I've got a good supply too so although DS has dropped in weight, I reckon it's helped as he's still gained just not following the centile line.
Yeah the referral will go through today I think so I'll see what the wait is like, but I'm very tempted to go private if it'll take a long time, I really don't want to long this out any more than we need to x

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