https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:14:26 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/upper-lip-ties#post-1521621 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 06:53:04 +0000 AprilFool 1521621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ElbieKay: So glad to hear it's better! The aftercare was awful :( We got pretty slack at it since it upset her. I ended up supplementing at night since nights were always the worst and LO was 6 weeks when we got it done so my supply was dreadful at night. </p> <p>Fingers crossed friday goes well!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/upper-lip-ties#post-1521552 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 04:17:10 +0000 ElbieKay 1521552@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@AprilFool: Sorry, I forgot to follow up! He's doing pretty well. The aftercare really makes him wail which is horrible. Nursing is not perfect but light years better. For the past 3-4 days I have nursed him during the day and pumped at night to give my nipples a break. Today is my husband's first day back at work, and I think I will be able to nurse T throughout the day. This is critical since I don't think I can manage to pump while I take care of him. I would have to listen to a lot of screaming.</p> <p>On Friday I will try to nurse him a bit longer to see if I can tolerate a dream feed. Ideally I can nurse overnight too so that my husband doesn't have to deal with feedings while I pump.</p> <p>So, we are getting there! The procedure definitely helped a lot. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/upper-lip-ties#post-1521539 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 03:03:30 +0000 AprilFool 1521539@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ElbieKay: How did it go? Hope you and LO are doing well! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/upper-lip-ties#post-1499887 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 22:09:02 +0000 MamaPhoenix 1499887@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ElbieKay: I'm a first time mom and a dental assistant. I knew right at the hospital my little one had a level 3 lip tie and a posterior tongue. Her pedo kept telling me that she was fine and didn't need any procedure done. After struggling for 4 months I found help threw the la leche league and a lactation consultant confirmed what I had noticed at the hospital. I found a Dentist that had the laser and brought my DD in. She had both done the same day. It took 15 min. Once they were done I fed her and there was an immediate difference. No pain, no nipple blanching. She began to gain weight like crazy. I wish I had known better and went with my gut so we wouldn't of had to struggle for so long. The laser is less invasive for the babies. It heals cleaner and faster and acts like an analgesic. Her upper lip was a little swollen. We gave her the infant Tylenol and she was herself in no time. It doesn't end there. For two weeks you have to stretch the lip and the tongue. If not it's possible that the frenum can re-attach. Thats the worst part, but it doesn't hurt to stretch it, they just don't like your hand way in their mouths. The area lasered also turns white for a couple of weeks, but will go back to pink as if it never even happened. My DD is know 5 months and exclusively BF and I never regretted getting it done. Most women don't bat an eyelash when it comes to piecing a babies ears because its cute. Ear piercing would hurt more than this procedure does. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/upper-lip-ties#post-1499780 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 20:29:18 +0000 Ginger333 1499780@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ElbieKay: The procedure sounds way worse than it really is -*hugs* hang in there mama! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/upper-lip-ties#post-1498498 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 12:28:29 +0000 ElbieKay 1498498@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Springtime: @Ginger333: @Rubies: Thank you! We have a appointment for Wednesday morning. I really hope it makes a difference and that the discomfort to my son is worth it in the long run. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/upper-lip-ties#post-1497928 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 08:50:45 +0000 Rubies 1497928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD2 had a tongue AND lip tie and our ped said her lip tie was the worst he had ever seen. Breastfeeding was near impossible. We were sent to another ped to have it snipped and as soon as they did, her upper lip went flying! It had been so tightly tied down. Breastfeeding was a cinch immediately after. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/upper-lip-ties#post-1497872 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 08:35:44 +0000 Ginger333 1497872@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS had a grade 3 lip tie, and a posterior tongue tie - I waited a lot longer than I probably should have and suffered through painful nursing for 10 months before having the tongue and lip revised. He did SO MUCH better after the procedure, he started gaining weight and nursing stopped hurting.<br /> The ped we went to did both procedures one after the other, in office with scissors and we stayed with DS the whole time. He went to breast immediately following the revision and hardly cried. He was eating solids and playing happily within an hour of the procedure. There are wound management techniques/exercises for after that help prevent reattachment and to aid in healing, they're super easy and never seemed to bother DS.<br /> I highly recommend getting it done - it really can help. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/upper-lip-ties#post-1497757 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 07:28:18 +0000 ElbieKay 1497757@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Monday morning bump </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/upper-lip-ties#post-1496949 Sun, 16 Mar 2014 14:43:28 +0000 Springtime 1496949@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO had a lip tie, not sure the grade. We took her to an ENT at 3 weeks and he snipped it right there in the office. We could BF immediately and in 3 days it looked completely normal. It did help her latch and the horrible nipple pain I was experiencing but we are still having some issues like spitting up but thinking that's another issue. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/upper-lip-ties#post-1496948 Sun, 16 Mar 2014 14:42:51 +0000 ElbieKay 1496948@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@AprilFool: I think doing both is more practical but I don't want to put him through additional discomfort if it's unnecessary. My husband's arguments are the same as yours. I think we will wind up doing both for those reasons.</p> <p>@grizz: Thanks for sharing your story. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/upper-lip-ties#post-1496617 Sun, 16 Mar 2014 08:07:51 +0000 Boheme 1496617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO had a tongue tie and lip tie. Not sure of the grade. He couldn't latch correctly and would slide off every time he tried. We had the tongue tie clipped first, but later went to a pediatric ENT for a lip tie evaluation, and had it clipped the same day. It completely turned our nursing relationship around. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/upper-lip-ties#post-1496570 Sun, 16 Mar 2014 06:19:51 +0000 AprilFool 1496570@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ElbieKay: There are benefits to doing them both at once. Less stress for LO, it was cheaper for us then coming back if the tongue was an issue. How do you feel about it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/upper-lip-ties#post-1496565 Sun, 16 Mar 2014 06:09:29 +0000 ElbieKay 1496565@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@AprilFool: That's what my husband wants to do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/upper-lip-ties#post-1496559 Sun, 16 Mar 2014 05:44:18 +0000 AprilFool 1496559@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ElbieKay: The lip was definitely the issue in our case as well. We could of gone either way on the tongue but decided to do them both at the same time since she was already there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/upper-lip-ties#post-1496548 Sun, 16 Mar 2014 04:02:05 +0000 ElbieKay 1496548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@AprilFool: Thanks for sharing your experience. He was checked for both. The tongue looks pretty normal and/or very low grade. We could have both treated at the same time, but honestly based in his evaluation I believe the lip is the issue.</p> <p>@Kemma: Thank you. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/upper-lip-ties#post-1496543 Sun, 16 Mar 2014 03:23:46 +0000 Kemma 1496543@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO had both tongue and lip ties and had both snipped at six and seven weeks respectively. Prior to having her ties corrected she had trouble maintaining her latch and took in a lot of air due to her continual loss of suction (the air caused a tonne of spitting up and gas issues).</p> <p>Having the ties cut wasn't an immediate answer to all our nursing problems, but combined with a growth spurt and eight weeks, feeding became much more manageable and comfortable. Unfortunately LO and I were both battling thrush and some positional issues that still caused me pain so it wasn't a fix all for us.</p> <p>Something else worth noting is that upper lip ties can cause issues with dental decay further down the track. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/upper-lip-ties#post-1496539 Sun, 16 Mar 2014 02:46:51 +0000 AprilFool 1496539@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO had a lip and tongue tip and the lip was quite severe (we didn't get a grade). I struggled through for weeks before making the decision to get it checked out and then cut and I honestly wish I had of made that appt sooner. We spent unnecessary weeks struggling because my midwife scared me. </p> <p>We used the laser and it was so quick. They took LO back and we left the building (they asked us to, they didn't want us to hear her cry) and less than 10 minutes later we got a call to come back. LO was calm as could be when we returned. I breastfeed her immediately and the difference was incredible. I was like 'so this is what it feels like to BF without pain'. We have had a perfect breast feeding relationship ever since. </p> <p>I wholly recommend doing it. It doesn't hurt them, they are more freaked out by being held down, and the benefits are worth it imo. </p> <p>Has your LO been checked for a posterior tongue tie? They usually come together. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/upper-lip-ties#post-1496522 Sun, 16 Mar 2014 00:59:22 +0000 ElbieKay 1496522@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son is 10 days old and has a grade 3 lip tie which seems to be affecting our breast feeding relationship. My husband and I are planning to make an appointment for the laser procedure next week but before we finalize our decision I want to so some additional research. If your child had an upper lip tie, could you please comment on your experience? How severe was the tie? Did you have a procedure done? What was the outcome?</p> <p>Comments on your experience with the procedure and aftercare are also appreciated.</p> <p>Thank you very much. </p>