We had Jude's tongue tie clipped today. It was worse than the pediatrician had thought. The dentist that did it said that he grades them on a scale of 0-14, Jude was an 12! Apparently all the nursing issues I was just passing off as him just learning (struggle to latch, long nursing sessions, breaking off frequently, etc.) are all classic signs of being tongue tied.
Two quick snips and it was over. Jude was more upset over the instruments being in his mouth than the actual procedure! A couple cries and he was better. The doctor did have me nurse him right away so he could hear if he was using his tongue. Jude was back asleep before we made it back to the car.
I think tongue tied must be hereditary because we have found out that several people on Jerrod's side had the same problem as babies. We actually think Jerrod might be slightly tongue tied. The doctor said one of the issues adults have is that they cannot roll their "r", and Jerrod can't. Upon looking, I can see that Jerrod's membrane attaches MUCH farther up towards the tip of his tongue than mine does.
So now I am really glad we decided to just have it clipped. AND Jude stuck his tongue out at me for the very first time tonight! I did not realize until he did it, that I had never seen him do it before. He never did it before because he couldn't!!
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