Tongue tie causing problems in older baby?

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DS has a tongue tie which is almost to the front of his tongue but not quite. Diagnosed at birth but assessed as not impacting him as he had full range of movement and fed well. No trouble with it at all.

He's now 8 months and suddenly became really gassy so after every feed he'll have maybe 7 or 8 burps. This causes feeding refusal, crying, sleeping issues etc. I'm sure he's taking in air while feeding because he's started making slurping noises!

Is it possible the tongue tie has become a problem when it wasn't before? Or are there any other causes for a baby to develop a poor latch when it had previously been good?

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Could he be teething? I'm sure my DD used to adjust her latch when new teeth were coming through.

Thanks for replying 😊 He's had a couple of teeth for two months now. It's possible more are coming through of course, but he's not doing any of the things he did when the first ones came (drooling, ear rubbing, red cheeks, chomping etc). So definitely a possibility since babies are unpredictable incomprehensible little mites, but my gut says it isn't teething...

My little one is a year old and her tongue tie affects her more now than it did when she was purely bottle fed, she can still manage milk from a teat cut cannot take it, or any fluid, from a cup/spout/straw. She has been referred to an oral surgeon (I think, the GP wasn't sure who would cover tongue ties in an older baby).

DC2 had a tongue tie cut at age 20, so yes there can be ongoing problems.

Yes it can cause issues as they get older. DC3 had a tongue tie that wasn't affecting feeding but we were advised to cut it due to the impact it could have later on. I'd request a referral to have it cut.

I’m tongue tied and in my mid 30s. Never had a problem and didn’t even know it was a thing until my brother pointed it out to me in my lates 20s!!

Mine is tied just before the front too so quite bad but it doesn’t effect me at all as far as I’m aware so it’s not all doom and gloom and I wouldn’t put down extra gas as it being that.

when people say about cutting it, it sends shivers down my spine!! I can feel in that part of my tongue so must be nerve endings there and for it to be cut would be painful, it’s not dead skin.

Thanks everyone ☺️
Wish we could have got it done prior to 6 weeks when it would have been quick and easy... pesky NHS! I guess we will monitor it and see how it goes. If he doesn't get the hang of it we'll get a referral for cutting it. Poor little soul having to go through a much longer procedure with anaesthetic and everything, when he could've just had it quickly snipped at a few days old 🙁

I think some Private Practitioners will see and treat infants up to the age of 9 months.

I would pay to get him assessed if you can find one who works with older infants as opposed to just newborns.

Both my sons had a tongue tie - my eldest son’s tongue tie didn’t affect his feeding so the practitioner said I didn’t need to have it snipped but I could have it done if I wanted to. I decided not to but my son is now 8 years old with quite a lisp and I always wish I’d had it done when I had the chance just in case that’s now why he struggles with some of his letter sounds.

My second son had his snipped when he was 9 days old.

Thanks Perplexed. I think we might be able to get it done on the NHS now (even though we couldn't as a newborn). We could have had it done privately as a newborn but it was a five hour round trip and we didn't want to do that with such a young baby. So it wasn't really the cost that put us off. Private would probably be an option now (unless it costs a lot more than it would have as newborn) so will consider that, thanks!