I am 24 male.
Is it normal to be not able to pronounce s and sh sounds after tongue tie release? Will it come back to normal after some healing?
Baby is 2 months old and has been chomping and not transfering enough milk since birth.
We are on day 5 post-release. We got to experienced 3 days of blissfull breast and bottle feeding after the release last week. I went out with friends with my baby, she was feeding every 2 hours instead of every 30 minutes, she was calm after feeds instead of histerical...
Since yesterday, it feels like we are going through a regression? Feeding is back to being a 2 man job and we are constantly feeding her in between cat naps... There is lots of crying from all parties involved.
I was told a regression would be normal post release. I just didn't think it would hit me this hard mentally. I am offering the breast for feed and confort but my ass is back to being stuck to sitting all day with my boobs out. Things will get better right?
Hi,
In September 2024, I underwent a tonsillectomy and a frenectomy under general anesthesia performed by an ENT surgeon.
The reason for this was that I had been struggling with articulating certain letters and syllables for years, and I felt this might be related to reduced tongue mobility. After doing some research myself, I came across the possibility of a tongue tie.
After examination, the surgeon confirmed that I did indeed have a tongue tie, but also enlarged tonsils that could be pushing against my tongue and contributing to the reduced mobility. He therefore recommended doing both procedures at once so everything could be addressed in a single surgery. Myo therapy was never mentioned.
Now, more than 1.5 years later, I still experience a numb, swollen sensation in the tip of my tongue and the floor of my mouth. Touching the floor of my mouth causes tingling sensations, and I experience a pulling/tight/crampy feeling while speaking. Overall, the entire right side of my tongue feels different, almost as if I permanently have something sitting inside my mouth. The left side is completely normal.
Recently, I sought a second opinion from a maxillofacial surgeon and a third opinion from another ENT specialist to review my MRI results. They told me the MRI was completely clear and that this is most likely neuropathy, and essentially something I would need to learn to accept and live with. The maxillofacial surgeon also mentioned that I had developed significant scar tissue (see photo - unfortunately I never took a before picture) and that another intervention could potentially cause a real speech problem.
It was very difficult to hear this after months of follow-up with the original surgeon, who had completely ruled out nerve damage.
During those months, I’ve tried many different things: vitamins B and C, valaciclovir, Diflucan, topical Rivotril, and more recently magnesium, omega-3 supplements, and Diclofenac. I’ve also recently started physiotherapy because the stress and anxiety surrounding this situation have caused me to clench my jaw excessively.
I was wondering if anyone might have any idea what else I could possibly do, because I genuinely feel desperate at this point.
I'm torn whether or not I should have a tongue tie release surgery for my 3.5 month old baby.
I gave birth via emergency C-section with significant in blood loss, so my milk took 5 days to come in. She was born small, and lost over 12% body weight at the hospital, so we had to triple feed and supplement with formula for some time. I was able to achieve exclusive breastfeeding by the time she was about 1 month old, and everything seemed to be going well, she followed her curve at 6%. Around 2 months old when we started dealing with witching hour and colic, she was too tired to eat at the breast in the evening so we introduced bottles of pumped milk before bed. Sometime around 3 months old, she suddenly stopped accepting the breast altogether during her waking hours. Unfortunately I had to go back to work so I resigned myself to pumping and bottle feeding during the day, and direct nursing at night when she's too sleepy to protest. Since then she jumped to 13% on her growth curve.
We went and saw a lactation consultant a few weeks ago, who reviewed our entire history. She said we are using the right bottle nipples, positioning baby correctly and so forth - on my end, I'm doing everything right. She also evaluated the baby's latch and looked at her mouth, and she concluded that my baby has good latch but she doesn't suck well due to a tongue tie. This seemed counter intuitive to me, because the baby always seemed to have good tongue mobility, she always sticks her tongue out when she's happy and smiling or bringing toys to her mouth. But seems like the tongue tie is the only reasonable explanation. I am also surprised we got so far with exclusive breastfeeding despite the tie. Recently, even night feedings started falling apart. I really enjoy direct breastfeeding but having a baby scream at me in the middle of the night when I'm trying to feed her is very discouraging. I also really don't want to have to pump at night.
She is also starting to teethe and sometimes she bites when nursing. I am debating whether I should just give up on exclusive breastfeeding and start doing formula at night (my supply during the day is only enough to support daytime feeds).
I trust my lactation consultant's opinion, but I am looking for other people's stories as well. She said that at this age, the baby might prefer the bottle even after the tie release. Do you think it's worth getting the tongue tie release at 4 months and would it help save our breastfeeding journey, or is it too late? Does the surgeon doing the tongue tie release confirm the diagnosis before doing the surgery? I don't want to subject my baby to an unnecessary procedure if it's not going to help us, and I guess I'm still not 100% sure if the posterior tongue tie would only show itself this late.