https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:41:21 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-frenectomy-questions#post-2167740 Tue, 05 May 2015 13:06:39 +0000 Boopers 2167740@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone for all the info! Feeling really frustrated and down today. I know he has to relearn how to feed but his latch doesn't feel any different than it did before the release. I know I need to be realistic but I'm feeling like we are never ever going to get to feed normally and without pain.</p> <p>@YouGotMe: I called my LC and I'm hoping to get an appointment for tomorrow. I don't know how I'm going to get through 24 hours of incredibly frustrated feedings. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-frenectomy-questions#post-2167597 Tue, 05 May 2015 11:43:59 +0000 YouGotMe 2167597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO had her lip and tongue tie released at 15 weeks and we had to do mouth exercises to keep it from reattaching.<br /> It was done by a dentist and they referred us back to our LC to "learn how to breastfeed" it started feeling normal about 3 days after the release. </p> <p>Have you gone back to your LC yet? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-frenectomy-questions#post-2167169 Tue, 05 May 2015 07:43:29 +0000 Anagram 2167169@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Alba4: My story was similar, and I also ended up EPing. We survived! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-frenectomy-questions#post-2167134 Tue, 05 May 2015 07:02:32 +0000 Alba4 2167134@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi there! I know how you feel, as my son had both a posterior tongue tie and upper lip tie. We had an ENT clip both when he was about 3 weeks old. Unfortunately, we were never able to create a nursing relationship, despite so much effort! It was a long 2 months of emotions, tears, frustration, and feelings of failure before I decided to exclusively pump.</p> <p>1. How long after your LOs frenectomy did nursing feel "normal"?<br /> Unfortunately, I was unable to nurse my son, as he never latched. I had my LC visit multiple times after his tongue-tie procedure, and she was kind of at a loss with our situation and didn't really know how to guide me. She suggested using a SNS system, but it was complicated and so hard. I opted to pump exclusively.</p> <p>2. Did your ENT, doctor, or LC suggest any exercises or things to do to help nursing?</p> <p>LC suggested using the nipple shield. It sort of worked for us, but I couldn't wean my son from it.</p> <p>3. Any other tips or advice you can give me to help us be successful? </p> <p>My best advise for you is to cut yourself some slack. I totally understand how you feel. I desperately wanted to nurse as well, and when it wasn't happening, I was very depressed. I felt like a failure. </p> <p>Just remember a happy baby is a fed baby. Your goal should be to make sure your child is fed, full, and satisfied. Pumping is another option and so is supplementing with formula. </p> <p>I'm sending lots of hugs and good vibes to you. I hope you find success! Know that you are NOT alone! :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-frenectomy-questions#post-2167102 Tue, 05 May 2015 06:14:49 +0000 anbanan15 2167102@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boopers: Are you on FB? Join the Tongue Tie Babies Support Group (it has 27819 members right now, just to help you identify the right group) and try asking them. Dr. Ghaheri frequents the page and you can also email Dr. Kotlow (<a href="http://www.kiddsteeth.com/contact-us.php?mode=desktop" rel="nofollow">http://www.kiddsteeth.com/contact-us.php?mode=desktop</a>) for opinions and advice. The page is also filled with LC's and experts in tongue and lip tie revisions that should be able answer your questions, as well as families who have been down this road once or many times themselves. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-frenectomy-questions#post-2167101 Tue, 05 May 2015 06:11:16 +0000 lamariniere 2167101@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS had both at 5 days. Honestly, it didn't do anything for the pain I had. Things didn't get better until he was 3.5 months. We didn't do any sort of follow up excercises, but I wish we had. No one talked to us about them and in my FTM haze, I didn't even think about looking deeper into the issue. I hope you get some relief soon, BF pain is just excruciating! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-frenectomy-questions#post-2167079 Tue, 05 May 2015 04:34:14 +0000 miramira 2167079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS had a tongue-tie release at 2 weeks and, unfortunately, it didn't improve his shallow latch. What really worked was using the 'nipple/breast sandwich' technique. Despite its bizarre name, all it involves is shaping the breast with your hand in such a way that encourages baby to take a big mouthful of breast. There are some excellent videos online that are worth watching if you think they might help. Best of luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-frenectomy-questions#post-2167023 Mon, 04 May 2015 22:15:07 +0000 Boopers 2167023@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlejoy: thanks so so much!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-frenectomy-questions#post-2167021 Mon, 04 May 2015 22:13:32 +0000 littlejoy 2167021@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Okay ... so, they were advised to start after the 3rd feeding.</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62pZw0LqYv8&#038;app=desktop" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62pZw0LqYv8&#038;app=desktop</a></p> <p>It's important to do this for 3 weeks. </p> <p>These were the exercises our LC recommended for retraining LO's latch. (this is not from our LC, but I found this on YouTube, and it's very much like what we used): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BgGWNp0-GA" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BgGWNp0-GA</a></p> <p>Best wishes mama!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-frenectomy-questions#post-2166996 Mon, 04 May 2015 21:27:23 +0000 littlejoy 2166996@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boopers: That day. The only difference is that with the laser, it doesn't bleed. Oh goodness!! One sec. Let me reach out to a different mama group (of his patients) to see what he recommended back when he used the scalpel. We used teething gel during the exercises to help eliminate any pain. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-frenectomy-questions#post-2166991 Mon, 04 May 2015 21:23:03 +0000 Boopers 2166991@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlejoy: it was an ENT that my LC recommended. How soon after did you start the exercises? I certainly don't want either to reattach! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-frenectomy-questions#post-2166987 Mon, 04 May 2015 21:20:30 +0000 littlejoy 2166987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Was this a tie specialist? Sorry for all of the questions. You definitely don't want to wait for it to heal (as mouth wounds heal very quickly, and these ties want to reattach). </p> <p>Here's the info for aftercare: <a href="http://www.drghaheri.com/aftercare/" rel="nofollow">http://www.drghaheri.com/aftercare/</a></p> <p>We did the exercises a few times a day ... maybe before every feeding? I always was sure to wash my hands really well (and ensure my nails were cut short). </p> <p>My LO's lip partially reattached, but thankfully, it wasn't enough to permanently mess with her latch. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-frenectomy-questions#post-2166982 Mon, 04 May 2015 21:16:51 +0000 Boopers 2166982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlejoy: that's good to know. My doctor mentioned once it heals to massage the incision a few times a day to help it from scarring and reattaching. Do you mind posting stretching exercises that you have? Thanks so much! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-frenectomy-questions#post-2166980 Mon, 04 May 2015 21:14:14 +0000 littlejoy 2166980@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You have to be a lot more careful with the scalpel procedures ... just a higher chance of them reattaching. Did they give you the stretching exercises to do? If not, I can find specific links/videos for you. </p> <p>I know plenty of people who were successful with the scalpel!! Our doc uses the laser, but he did the scalpel for years with good success. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-frenectomy-questions#post-2166978 Mon, 04 May 2015 21:09:33 +0000 Boopers 2166978@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlejoy: thanks for our feedback! It was a scalpel. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-frenectomy-questions#post-2166970 Mon, 04 May 2015 21:00:34 +0000 littlejoy 2166970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Good for you for getting this done!!! Our LO had her lip released at 5 days, and TT at 10 weeks. Did baby get ties released with laser or a scalpel? </p> <p>1. How long after your LOs frenectomy did nursing feel "normal"? -- It took about 10 days-2 weeks. About 2 weeks after the procedure, I just realized my nipples weren't bright red or hurting me. </p> <p>2. Did your ENT, doctor, or LC suggest any exercises or things to do to help nursing? -- Here's our doc's site. He's known across the US. Tons of great information: <a href="http://www.drghaheri.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.drghaheri.com/</a> We did do exercises each night ... basically rubbing and stretching the areas where the ties were released. We used Hyland's Teething Gel. </p> <p>3. Any other tips or advice you can give me to help us be successful? I so desperately want breastfeeding to work out and I have to go back to work in 2 weeks! -- I feel for you, mama!!! Baby has established some bad habits (due to the ties), so it just takes a bit for baby to develop new habits. I remember my LC recommending really focusing on the latch. Moving LOs mouth around until it was just right. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-frenectomy-questions#post-2166955 Mon, 04 May 2015 20:44:35 +0000 Boopers 2166955@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 4 week old LO got a tongue and lip tie release today. I've been pumping and bottle feeding most feedings the few days prior to the release because breastfeeding was too painful and frustrating for both of us. Any feedings on the breast were with a shield. The few times that we have tried nursing post frenectomy today haven't gone too smoothly. He will latch with the shield, but when I take the shield off he refuses the nipple or latches on with a shallow latch. It doesn't feel a whole lot better than before the frenectomy. I plan to call my LC tomorrow for help. Just a few questions for anyone whose LO has had the procedure done.</p> <p>1. How long after your LOs frenectomy did nursing feel "normal"?</p> <p>2. Did your ENT, doctor, or LC suggest any exercises or things to do to help nursing?</p> <p>3. Any other tips or advice you can give me to help us be successful? I so desperately want breastfeeding to work out and I have to go back to work in 2 weeks!</p> <p>Thanks all! </p>