Posterior Tongue Tie

My baby had a similar thing and made the clicking noise too! My grandmother is a speech pathologist and said to never get rid of a tongue tie as it affects their speech. I think if she is eating well, getting the milk etc it should be okay, but I’m also not a doctor!

She also said when removing a tongue tie it is extremely painful and that killed me 😂 but he was healthy and such so we never bothered and he is perfectly fine :)

My little one had the same issue. The hospital cleared him when I delivered. But he wasn’t gaining weight. We met with a lactation consultant in the first week of his life who found the posterior tongue tie. We had it revised when he was two weeks old since it was affecting his eating. With that being said. He did cry during the procedure but stopped immediately after. So I think he was more bothered by them having their hands in his mouth. One thing I want to mention is that revisions are only successful if you’re doing the exercises. We have to stretch his tongue 3 times a day and it does look painful. I absolutely hate this part but my little guy was able to nurse successfully within two days of the procedure.

There's a lot of misinformation here 🫠 op I think you're in the UK as you've talked about midwives and GPs which is not standard in other countries. Yes for a second opinion you should go to the GP who can refer to ENT (which I think is what you meant by A&T, it stands for ear nose and throat) and they can do an assessment and cut it if necessary. Alternatively, you can see a private practitioner if that's a financially viable option. Use this link https://www.tongue-tie.org.uk/find-a-practitioner As for above comments saying you should never cut them as it will effect speech....it's usually the other way round but it's important that each once is looked at on a case by case basis you can't have a blanket rule. Also it's not true that they're "only successful if you're doing the exercises". If you're latching well after the division then the tongue is getting plenty of exercise! We were advised we didn't need to do any and it was successful. TT cut at 2 days old, now 5 months and have been EBFing

With the NHS you have to have an assessment to see if the tie is bad enough to need correction (if you don't qualify on the NHS you can of course pay to have it done privately). They look at 2 things when they do this, how it affects their ability to effectively feed and how it appears. My sons was done at around 5 weeks, he had a posterior tie, a thick double frenulum, a short tongue and a high palette. This was all missed by the hospital when he was born but I noticed it (my second baby) and raised it with my midwife at my 10 day check and she referred me for an assessment. Technically, his ability to feed was still good as he was gaining weight very well however I was absolutely raw from his poor latch. If you are worried then please do get him assessed! Uncorrected ties if they're more severe can affect speech earlier on however they do usually correct themselves later on (depending on severity) - the NHS certainly won't cut it for speech reasons, feeding is their only real concern.