What a way to celebrate 10th month old in Mount Alvernia Hospital..
Baby Reytto had his 1st minor surgery - Releasing of Tongue Tied.
What exactly is Tongue Tied?
A tongue tie is a membrane that extends from the underside of the tongue, in the middle, to the bottom of the inside of the mouth. It is common as 1 in 20 babies has it. Many tongue ties are minor and do not require treatment. However a tongue tie that is interfering with breast feeding may require assessment with a view to possible treatment (frenotomy). Some bottle fed babies will also benefit from tongue tie release.
Sometimes mothers will experience painful feeding, grazing or damage to the areola or nipple, or even mastitis. Babies may latch on poorly, require several attempts to latch and become frustrated. They may make a clicking noise when feeding. Feeding may be prolonged, and the baby may still be hungry and be irritable, or be ready to feed again within an hour or two.
For Reytto's case, it is the membrane is very close to the tip of tongue, thus, it might affect his food intake, breast feeeding, and speech later. It was detected when he was born, but our pediatrician told us not to rush for surgery. Thus, we dragged till today.
1st patient to arrive day surgery room @ 6.20am
Baby Reytto still unaware what's going to happen later..
There we are, waiting patiently for our turn to enter operation theatre..
*FLOWER POWER*
The 1st day after surgery was not a smooth one. Baby Reytto refused to bottle feeding, we guess it's due to the pain killer effect was gone, causing him pain. I tried spoon feeding, and Baby Reytto is taking well and more.
We are glad that we had this surgery done.. Baby Reytto is eating more, sleeping better, more playful and talking more clearly. Few more days to go, and we can be back on our snacking biscuits, etc... :-)
