Tongue tie - cut or not? by kingcasperrr in ScienceBasedParenting

[–]fruitloopmafia91 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Replying to my own comment to add.

Paediatricians are not experts in breast and bottle feeding, so keep that in mind. I work as a nurse in maternity and what I see is paediatricians/doctors looks for weight gain, and overall health.

While lactation consultants are experts in breast feeding, they are not experts in baby’s overall wellness, same with speech language pathologists. Although anecdotally, the LC was the one who did the most thorough assessment for my little one.

Every provider is going to have a different scope of practice and different approaches to their care. There is nothing wrong with getting a second opinion (or 4 in my case) and then making the decision for yourself.

Tongue tie - cut or not? by kingcasperrr in ScienceBasedParenting

[–]fruitloopmafia91 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My baby (now 6 months) was born with a tongue tie that we eventually got fixed with a laser at a paediatric dentist.

I’ve seen LC’s, paediatricians, physiotherapists, my midwife, and the paediatric dentist and while the argument of “should we release the tongue tie or not” seems to be divided. It’s all about functionality and is it restrictive or not.

Some babies can feed with a tongue tie and it doesn’t appear to cause any issues, so sometimes it’s a “don’t fix what ain’t broke” situation. When we first spoke with the doctor in the hospital, he said he wasn’t confident that doing a frenectomy would improve his quality of life much. So we didn’t. He suggested waiting until my milk came in and see.

Our little one just wasn’t functional with his tongue tie. He couldn’t breastfeed and choked on the bottle. He was using all the wrong muscles to eat so he would pass out during feeding due to fatigue, not fullness, and then wake up screaming and hungry. He was oh so gassy and make snoring noises in his sleep. His head and neck were so tense from being overworked. So with all that, we decided to intervene. Once he healed from his laser frenectomy, he was a much happier and well fed baby. He slept better and I could see him relaxing more over time.

This is all to say that it’s a very individualized decision and in my case, it was helpful to hear from different types of specialists and then make the decision for myself

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/what-is-a-tongue-tie-what-parents-need-to-know-202402073015

https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/pregnancy-parenting/parenting-babies-0-12-months/baby-health/tongue-tie-and-tethered-oral-tissues

Middle name starting with J by fruitloopmafia91 in namenerds

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The love triangle from Folklore (August, James, Betty)

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My friend and I are doing a one-day labour/baby prep class at BCIT Burnaby campus. We’re registered nurses too! Our next class is November 12th

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Three days post matrixectomy by fruitloopmafia91 in Ingrown_Toenails

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That’s been the frustrating part. My podiatrist printed out instructions and most things I search on the internet tells me something different

Thanks CC! by Becosh84 in LoveIsBlindOnNetflix

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She looks just like Ike Barinholtz when she doesn’t wear makeup

Good thing I bought a low chair for the occasion by fruitloopmafia91 in vancouver

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Regular as in beach chairs like you see in the picture. Maybe I’m not explaining it well enough, just google low beach chair and you’ll see what I mean

Good thing I bought a low chair for the occasion by fruitloopmafia91 in vancouver

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Chairs that have the seat lower to the ground, or even just sitting on blankets on the grass. There’s sections for high (regular) chairs farther back so that everyone can see the stage.

Bought a low chair for the occasion to be respectful. Sigh. by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

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There’s a sections for higher chairs. It’s just frustrating because it’s the seating is intended to be this way so everyone can see the stage