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Tongue Tied
Oct 23, 2009 ... Hello, I am looking for a pediatrician or oral surgeon who can surgically cut the frenulum from my son's tongue. My 2 year old daughter had ...
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- Dr Sagan moved from Northwestern & started a new practice called Northside Pediatrics near Foster & California, they may take the HMO insurance, you should check.
- My son had his cut by Dr. Billings at Children's Memorial and we were very happy with her. It was just a quick office visit. I don't know if they take the BCBS HMO.
- As you may know, Dr. Sagan is now with Swedish Covenant. He does accept the BCBS HMO plan. I take my daughter to him and that is the plan we have. If you wanted to c...
Traveling with an Infant? by Plane and Long Car Ride
Between the thrush and the tight frenulum, I still don't have breastfeeding under control. I am currently pumping every 2 hours and having to sterilize ...
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- You have gotten a lot of good advice about the plane. Do NOT be affraid to nurse. It is OK! Prepare yourself ot cover up and do not worry. Most people are so patie...
- M., Try not to stress too much about it. Believe it or not, by the end of the month, breastfeeding will be a little easier for both of you. I have already travele...
- My best advice for both trips: Just say no! I wouldn't take a one-month old on an airplane OR a 5 hour car ride. Let them come to you. You have a new baby. They s...
Tongue-Tied Babies
The "muscle" you refer to, the frenulum, is actually just a thin piece of skin that thickens as the child grows .... Frenulum Cutting / Baby Is Tongue Tied! ...
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- Hi M. ~ As an OB nurse, I've seen this a few times. From what I've been told, usually you have it clipped by an ENT. Ask your pediatrician to assess him (mention th...
- My niece was tongue tied and had her tongue clipped underneath in her doctor's office. It didn't hurt her. She was a few months old at the time. She's fine now. ...
- Hi there, my 26 year old son was born tongue tied and we had it clipped while he was still in the hospital. But the didn,t clip it enough, i notice while breast fe...
Transitioning from Baby Food to 'Real Food'
Oct 13, 2009 ... His chewing muscles were super weak, he had an issue with textures, and his frenulum was borderline too tight, which was preventing him from ...
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- I have four little ones and I have had kids that will not eat if they can't feed themselves. It makes a HUGE mess but it is the only way they will eat "real" food. My ...
- My son would gag on anything chunky. What worked for us was to take his favorite foods that I made, and slowly make them chunkier. I tried a few storeboughts so that...
- I hope this doesn't sound to harsh, but here goes: If you want him to stop eating pureed food I would stop offering him pureed food. If he doesn't eat breakfast becaus...
Anyone Have Child Who's Had a Frenulumectomy? Son's Tongue Tied
My four year old son is tongue tied and is having his frenulum clipped on Monday . He has had speech delays but has made great progress in the past year. ...
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- My son had this done at 2 weeks old. It was a speedy recovery, and now, over 2 years later, you would never know the difference. :-)
- My oldest son had this surgery at about 2 years. They said 48 hours recovery it was more like 2 weeks. AFter 48 hours he was better but definitely not back to "normal...
- E., I haven't had this experience yet, but my daughter may have to. The dr. said that most children's tongues grow enough by 2 yrs that they don't need to have it d...
Have Appt. with ENT to Have Baby's Tongue Tie Cut...
If I remember, he had my husband hold my son's head so the doctor could reach in and snip the frenulum. Very simple, no problems after and it did make ...
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- So many valid points to think about... my 5mo old is tongue tied, and his pedi said they don't clip it unless it causes a prob - and he's never done one in all his yea...
- My grand daughter was required (by her school speech therapist) to have this procedure done when she was in 2nd grade. Yes it was done by an oral surgeon under genera...
- hi. my daughter is going to be 7 on the 11th of this month and we have to have it done next month. i waited to see if it would affect her speech, etc. well, none of ...
Baby on a Feeding Strike!!!! What Do I Do Now???
After trying everything the doctors and lactation consultants could think of, we had his frenulum (under tongue) clipped. It wasn't bad at all, ...
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- I am so sorry! I just wanted to offer encouragement for you. The other post offered some great advice and I agree w/them. You need to get in contact w/an LC or contact...
- 1. let her latch even when there's nothing there, it will help you produce more. 2. call the hospital where you delivered, most places offer their lac consultants f...
- R., I'm sorry to hear about your difficulties, but here is a suggestion. I've known an adoptive mother who used a device that had a small tube that looped from the...
SORE Nipples -HELP!!
Sep 16, 2009 ... He needed to have his frenulum cut about 5-6mm. Poor baby, Mommy was a mess, but I am glad we have finally figured out the problem. ...
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- I can completely relate and I have found the answer to my prayers for relief of very painful nipples. And I mean so painful I cried every time he latched on. My baby...
- I know exactly what you are going through, but just hang in there cause it is best for your baby. Go to the drug store and ask the Pharmacist for Gentialian Violet. It...
- Hi A.. sorry to hear your situation, but I can relate. I also had multiple issues including yeast infection in my nipples (it's a fungus). I had lots and lots of pa...
Children with Polydactaly
My daughter was born with a restricted frenulum (tongue-tied). I wasn't able to breast-feed; good thing for the bottle. We went to a specialist who told us ...
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- PLEASE have it removed now while he's still young enough to not really remember it later. I understand that it's not really a health risk, but can you imagine the kind...
- I have two cousins that had extra pinky fingers too. Yes, have them removed. It is better to have a scar from removing them then the emotional scars they will have f...
- My nephew was born with an extra finger on each hand and I know my sister in law had the fingers removed shortly before he turned 2. He wasn't in a complete arm cast t...
My Son Is Two and Half Years Old and Doesn't Say Much.
He also had his frenulum (little piece of skin under the tongue) cut to loosen his tongue. He's three and a half now and talking, still language delayed but ...
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- Hi G. ~ I have been exactly where you are. You are not alone. I have two boys. Seven and a half and four. Studying early childhood myself, I always knew that my yo...
- Usually after EI comes out and he has more than just speech delay like PDD or Autism, then best bet is to get second opinion from a child psych (faster than meeting wi...
- My son is about the same age as yours, 34 months. He talks quite a bit, but it did come on pretty suddenly. I don't know about speech, but I had a similar situation ...
