New born Tongue Ties
We provide a complete assessment of your baby:
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Full new-born examination and tongue tie assessment
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Tongue tie division performed by experienced paediatrician if needed
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Breastfeeding advice
The Procedure
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Your baby will swaddled and held by either a parent or our nurse. We use a sucrose pain relief and depending on the age of your baby lignocaine gel.
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We use scissors to divide the tongue tie and the whole procedure will take about 5 minutes.
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After the procedure your baby will be able to feed immediately and we will observe your baby for at least 30 minutes.
Afterwards
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Bleeding – A small amount of bleeding is normal for a few hours following the division. If you are concerned about the bleeding, please follow the emergency advice below.
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Breast or bottle feed your baby as usual.
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Crying – if your baby seems unsettled use pamol regularly for 24 hours.
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Healing – the wound may appear yellow/whitish for up to a week.
Emergency
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Please present to the Starship Emergency or a 24 Hour Medical Centre.
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Please email us if you have needed to seek emergency help and we will follow up as soon as possible.