Hello doctor, My 8 weeks old baby girl has a lip tie and posterior tongue tie. She is gaining weight adequately as I have a good supply but I have noticed latching problem. Her latch is shallow and makes a clicking sound on breastfeeding. It pulls on and off frequently. As she is nursing frequently, her weight gain is normal. Should I get her treatment? What type of treatment is there and is it painful for her?
Hello. What do you mean by a lip tie? Is it a cleft? Is it possible that you take a picture and send? If your baby is taking breastfeeds adequately and gaining weight adequately, then do not worry about the tongue tie now. We shall wait. If there is any problem with speech then we can remove the tie using cryoablation. In a kid, we will need general anesthesia for tongue tie correction. It is a safe procedure done in operation theatre. Please tell us if there is any other abnormality. Did you get a neonatal hearing assessment done, OAE (otoacoustic emission) or BERA (brainstem evoked response audiometry)? This is just to rule out any syndromes in her. For more information consult an ENT otolaryngologist online -->