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Not personally, but my sister just went through this. Her baby was born sept 5th and didn't have her tongue and lip ties fixed until nov 1st. She got it properly diagnosed by a dentist after everyone else failed to pick up on the ties. She said the procedure was quick and easy, and recovery was fine. They had to lift the lip and tongue every hour during the day and the baby didn't like it, but things are fine now and she's noticed a difference in feeding / behaviors.
Hope this new specialist can help you!

Miss A didn't have hers diagnosed and clipped till around seven weeks old and it wasn't a problem and totally worth doing!

@jaguar: Hmm looks like it could be but am not sure. You can join this group and ask their opinion also. They're very helpful! https://www.facebook.com/groups/tiesupportaustralia/

@jaguar: Great minds

@jaguar: my baby's lip tie and tongue tie look like your baby's. I saw an ENT two weeks ago and he didn't cut it since she has no problems eating and is gaining weight without issue. He said the lip tie isn't a simple procedure and suggested waiting until she's older to see *if* other dental or speech issues arise. But those issues aren't guaranteed to happen. I'm dealing with sporadic vasospasm pain. It's so painful when it happens but it's now only happening to one boob usually and not even every day. A steamy shower helps it sovmych. My baby will be 12 weeks on Friday. Two weeks ago, a private lactation coach told me she has a great latch despite the lip tie. The pain gets better and you get used to it. Although I do remember feeling desperate around 7 weeks also. But I'm so super relieved my baby escaped having to be cut, even if it means I have pain sometimes. I do appreciate a conservative doctor. So anyways, I hope everything works out for you and your new baby. Sorry you are having to wait. Someone here suggested I call and get on a cancellation list. Genius idea. Call every day.

My son has a pretty substantial lip tie but we didn't have problems with latch for some reason...? The ENT said to let it be and when he was older and it was safer to do the anesthesia (!) theyd look at it again if I thought it was a problem.

My niece had a tongue and lip tie lasered at 17 weeks. Instantly made her a new baby - so calm, no fussing, can eat and move easily. It was a simple procedure, no anesthesia. You hold baby on your lap while they do it. It can affect so much more then eating! Check out dr. Ghaheri online. He's the guru

Definitely get them clipped! There is really no downside--at that age it is still a very minor procedure--will prob only bleed for a min, if that. And it is definitely not worth the pain for you--vasospasms are awful. And it coudl also be damaging to your milk supply, as babies with ties are often not efficient at removing milk from the breast.

@agold: I also am surprised that your doctor said it was not a minor procedure--it takes about 2 minutes to do and is really not a big deal at all. I'm sorry you're still experiencing pain.

Got my LOs tongue and lip tie lasered at 6 weeks by dr ghaheri. It made a huge difference. There is no reason you should have to deal with 6 months of pain. The procedure is very simple and LO didn't seem to be bothered by it much at all. The mouth heals remarkably fast. I think he hated the stretches more then the actual procedure!

I just had my son's lip tie released about 3 weeks ago. He is 7 months. It's later than usual, but I'm glad we did it! He wasn't happy at first but was fine after a few minutes. We gave Tylenol for a few days and had to do the after care. I hope the specialist is able to give you some help!

@jaguar: OMG, her hair! She's just beautiful.

My LO doesn't like the letdown on my left side and is always pulling off, making me spray milk everywhere.