Is the tongue tie snip done under anaesthesia?? What’s the process?

no they don’t go under, they give them an oral anaesthetic which will numb the area. if you wait until they’re older you will most likely have to go private because once past 8 weeks old they tend to push you back and it’s hard to get seen x

like an anaesthetic gel

My girl had hers done private at two weeks as an emergency and it was done in literally less than two seconds. Quickest thing ever. She cried when they opened her mouth but she didn’t even make a noise when they snipped it. Boils my blood they don’t do it there and then at birth if you consent x

My son had it the day he was born as was severely tongue tied. Was over so quick and fed him straight after and he was fine x

Nope, my son’s was released at 6 weeks with a laser. Takes a few seconds and that’s it. Very simple procedure.

We got our babies snipped at about 6 weeks. She still had a cheek tie and tongue tie further back though that snipping with scissors didn't take care of. We had to go to a pediatric dentist to have a laser procedure done. The dentist explained that it's a lot harder to do when babies are older, and then there's also a risk of speech issues, eating difficulties etc. The pediatric dentist we saw was very honest and told us that she doesn't always recommend laser for the tounge tie release if it's just a minor restriction, so it really depends on the baby. I think it's scarier for the parents than the baby. For both the snip and the laser, she cried for just a few seconds and then was fine.

my pediatrician never even mentioned my son’s tongue tie. my family friend who’s a doctor noticed it and suggested we get it corrected. we took him to an otolaryngologist and she said he doesn’t need it but the other doctor says we do so i’m going to go to another for a third opinion but it’s so hard to know if there aren’t issues presently and whether they will arise or not in the future. i want to do it to be safe i think but am also nervous

I have no idea but I will say my son had a tiny tongue tie and didn’t need surgery. The pediatric dentist we saw said that most babies actually have one but it loosens up on its own usually and doesn’t need surgery unless it causes issues with eating and talking. He was only a couple months old when my pediatrician discovered it and sent us to a pediatric dentist that regularly deals with them. He is now a healthy and mostly well spoken almost 3yr old (when he uses his words instead of whining/crying).

Tongue tie in babies needs to be snipped in case it is an obvious oral dysfunction causing issues with feeding. In very severe cases it can potentially lead to speech problems, though that severity is fairly rare. My son had it done at 6 and then again at 10 weeks as after the first time the skin grew back. I would say it was less obviously painful first time round since at 6 weeks he was much less aware of what was going on than he was at 10 weeks old. If your baby’s tongue tie is really causing obvious feeding difficulties then the sooner you have it done the better.

They won’t do it past 26wks I believe! My son was 21wks when he had his done as I kept getting fobbed off by everyone until I was referred by the feeding clinic in my local borough. We were referred at 15wks and wait was 6wks on nhs. I’d recommend getting it done as young as possible if you can. It’s a simple procedure they literally just cut it to where it should be. My son had 99% anterior tie and he dropped from 75th to 2nd percentile. They missed it when he was younger as he was putting on weight to begin with but he was constantly feeding which is no wonder as it was so hard for him. I topped up with formula to get his weight steady and then once his tie was cut he fed so much better. With his tie being much he would have had speech problems so I am glad we have had it done! After the procudire it bleeds for a little but if you feed baby it helps it to stop. And then you give calpol for the pain for a few days and do exercises to help it from reattaching.

As long as they are under a certain age (can't remember the age cut off) anesthetic is not used. My first had a tongue tie and we got the procedure done when he was 7 weeks, it was done in seconds, he had a little cry then calmed down as soon as I put him in the boob. He didn't show signs of being in pain with it after that.

My son is 23 weeks

My son feeds perfectly (now that he is a little older and more skilled). As someone with a tongue tie I have to work really hard to speak correctly. I have a lisp if I don’t speak consciously. And sometimes the tie gets v sore. My son can poke his tongue out really far and does this everyday (it’s his fave face to pull) as we have been trying to stretch the tie naturally. I just don’t want him to be like me and get older and wonder why his parents didn’t bother correcting it. I was teased about it so much in school.

They only have to go under anaesthesia if they’re over 1 year old x

It’s like a 30 second procedure. Very quick.

At our hospital, it's done in clinic until 13 weeks, after that it's surgical list waiting list for general anaesthetic.

No my sons doctor just sniped it.

You should definitely do it when they’re closer to being a newborn

It was snipped in my daughter at 10 days old, by the time I’d bent over to sign the consent form, the two nurses had done it. Probably took, 15 seconds if that.

My baby had hers done at 4 weeks. The doctor snipped it with scissors and nothing else was used. She cried for a second and that’s it. Went so much better than I thought.

Thanks everyone I’ve told hubs this and even though it’s abit later, I still wanna get it done. I’m 30 and have a bad tongue tie and even though his tongue does more than mine can cause of the stretching, I still want to make that effort for him. Thanks again!

My little boy didn’t have his done til 11 months as we didn’t know about it for a long time, i wish we’d done it sooner but stil glad we got it done rather than leaving it! X