Tongue tie

Hey everyone, I just wanted to jump on here and share my experience as an adult who has a tongue tie. Maybe it’ll help give some perspective to your child’s future if you are deciding whether or not to get a tongue tie release. Firstly, I am not sure if back then (I am 29) the doctors or nurses mentioned the tongue tie, thus offering to release it, however nothing was done about it. In highschool I was teased for not being able to poke my tongue out. I have 2 teeth that sit behind my main teeth (i have overcrowding so the 2 teeth didn’t grow across the line) and these teeth are the ones my tongue pushes against when I speak. If I didn’t have crooked teeth I believe my speech would be really bad. Noticeably bad. I would definitely have a bad lisp and knowing I need to have braces to correct my teeth, I know I’ll need a tongue tie release first as I will not be able to speak properly. As I am now, I have to really work to have clear speech. It’s a conscious effort everyday. I am also a singer and it can make my mouth muscles over exert. All in all, I WISH something had been done about it as a baby. I wish my parents didn’t leave this alone/took notice. Although it doesn’t necessarily effect me in a horrendous way, it has definitely made an impact on my life when it’s something to simple and easy to fix. I am now looking into getting surgery to release it which is daunting as an adult as the tongue muscles are strong and so it the tie. My son has a tie and I WILL BE getting it released. I do not want him to face the same struggles as I did. I wish nurses would stop telling parents it won’t affect them in the future. I feel like they are lying to you. With love, From an adult with a tongue tie x