My Child’s Lip or Tongue-Tie Procedure Is Over, Now What?
Lip and tongue-ties can be difficult for your child and can impact not only the comfort of breastfeeding but also their speech, impact their ability to clean their mouths properly and can cause problems that impact them for a long time. But once you have the procedure there are also important steps that need to be taken to help the oral wound heal properly. It also limits the need to have a procedure completed again because oral wounds heal quickly. After the procedure has been completed, Pediatric Dentist Dr. Fuller will want you to complete stretches that are done everyday for the first 7-10 days. This may not be enough time and it may be necessary to continue the stretches for 3-4 weeks. Stretches should be done soon after the 2 nd breastfeeding session. The stretches should only be done for about 3-5 seconds each. You will want to make sure your hands are clean before you begin this procedure to decrease the risk of infection. A little bit...