Today was Caroline's ENT appointment! A little back story...At our very first appointment with our pediatrician, when Caroline was a few days old, he noticed that she was "tongue-tied." This means that her frenulum(the piece of skin under the tongue that attaches it to the bottom of your mouth) is too tight. It can cause limited mobility of the tongue and lead to difficulty nursing, speech problems, etc. It is corrected by snipping that piece of skin; a procedure that is typically done there in the office. They determined that hers was very mild, and that we should wait to see how things progressed. She hasn't ever had any trouble nursing, and at subsequent dr. visits, he has said he thinks it is stretching out on it's own, and that it looks fine.
Well, as a Speech Pathologist, of course, I needed a second opinion just to be sure. Hence, the visit to the ENT :) The ENT took a looksy and also recommended that we wait and see. Again, since she hasn't had trouble nursing, chances are it isn't severe enough to cause any further problems as speech develops (my main concern). Plus, at this point she is too old to do the procedure in the office. So, if we did decide to have it corrected, it would mean an OR and anesthesia...NO THANKS!!!!! That would be way too traumatic for all of us, especially since we aren't having any problems! Hopefully, it will continue to stretch on it's own and we'll never have to worry about it again :)
My mom and step dad came to visit us this weekend and we had a fabulous time. I'll post more on that tomorrow!
Well, as a Speech Pathologist, of course, I needed a second opinion just to be sure. Hence, the visit to the ENT :) The ENT took a looksy and also recommended that we wait and see. Again, since she hasn't had trouble nursing, chances are it isn't severe enough to cause any further problems as speech develops (my main concern). Plus, at this point she is too old to do the procedure in the office. So, if we did decide to have it corrected, it would mean an OR and anesthesia...NO THANKS!!!!! That would be way too traumatic for all of us, especially since we aren't having any problems! Hopefully, it will continue to stretch on it's own and we'll never have to worry about it again :)
My mom and step dad came to visit us this weekend and we had a fabulous time. I'll post more on that tomorrow!
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glad to hear it's ok! It's amazing all of the things that can worry a mommy!
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