Yu pikin gɛt tong-tay bak? Mek wi tok abaut Tongue-Tie!

Layf wit pikin we dɛn jɔs bɔn kin rili fayn, nɔto so? Bɔt sɔntɛnde, smɔl prɔblɛm dɛn kin kam wit am. Ɛspɛshali we i kam pan fɔ gi yu pikin in bɛlɛ. Yu pikin nɔ lɛk fɔ drink milk? Yu nɔ tink se i de gɛt mɔ wet? Ɔ yu kin fil pen we yu de gi yu mama in bɛlɛ? Wan rizin fɔ dis kin bi smɔl prɔblɛm wit yu pikin in tɔŋ. Wi de tɔk bɔt sɔntin lɛk dat tide.

Wetin na Tong-Tie?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, tong tay , ɔ as dɔktɔ dɛn kin kɔl am , ``Ankyloglossia,'' na wan sik we pikin in tɔŋ kin stɔp fɔ muv. dis na biכs wan bכnd fכ tisu כnda di pikin in tכng – we dεn kכl ``Lingual Frenulum'' – sכt כ tayt pas nכmal. Tink bɔt am, wan smɔl band de ɔnda wi tɔŋ we de kɔnɛkt wi tɔŋ to di flɔ na wi mɔt. Bebi dɛn gɛt wan lɛk dat bak.

כl pikin gεt dis `(Lingual Frenulum)` כnda in tכng, εn i nכmal. I nɔ de kɔz ɛni bad tin. Bɔt sɔntɛnde prɔblɛm kin kam we dis kin tayt tumɔs, ɔ we i tu nia di tɔŋ in tip. Dɔn di pikin nɔ kin ebul fɔ muv in tɔŋ fayn fayn wan, i kin at fɔ es am ɔp ɛn put am na do. Ɛspɛshali we i de gi in mama in bɛlɛ, i nɔ kin ebul fɔ mek di muvmɛnt dɛn we i nid wit in tɔŋ fayn fayn wan.

Sɔntɛnde, fɔ tay yu tɔŋ kin bi big prɔblɛm we yu de gi yu pikin in bɛlɛ . Bebi dεm we gεt tכng-tay kin gεt difrεnt fכ latch pan di brεst fayn fayn wan כ fכ sכk milk. Dis kin mek dɛn nɔ gɛt di it we dɛn nid . Dɔn bak, bikɔs di pikin nɔ de lat fayn, yu kin fil pen ɛn nɔ kin fil fayn we yu de gi in bɛlɛ. Sɔm mama dɛn kin ivin fil lɛk fɔ stɔp fɔ gi pikin dɛn bɛlɛ bikɔs ɔf dis.

If yu dɔn ɛkspiriɛns dis, nɔ pwɛl at . Bɔku tɛm, di wan dɛn we de gi advays bɔt aw fɔ gi pikin in bɛlɛ kin ɛp yu fɔ pul dɛn prɔblɛm ya bay we dɛn chenj di we aw yu de gi in mama in bɛlɛ ɔ di we aw yu pikin de lat pan di bɔdi. If dɛn we ya nɔ wok, yu pikin kin gɛt ɔpreshɔn we rili sef ɛn kwik we dɛn kɔl frenotomy . dis involv fכ kכt εn rilis di lingual frenulum. Dis kin mek yu pikin in tɔng ebul fɔ muv fri wan. Yu laktashɔn kɔnsult ɛn pikin dɛn go wok togɛda fɔ fɛn di bɛst sɔlv fɔ yu ɛn yu pikin.

Aw kɔmɔn tin dis?

Naw yu go mɔs de tink se, "O, dis na jɔs mi bebi?" Nɔ wɔri. di American Academy of Pediatrics se bitwin 1% ɛn 11% pan di pikin dɛm we dɛn jɔs bɔn gɛt sayn dɛm fɔ dis sik (Ankyloglossia). Dat min se i rili kɔmɔn . dεn se bak i kin kכmכn sכmtεm pan man pikin dεm. So dis nɔto sɔntin we yu wan de fes.

Wetin na di sayn dɛm we di pikin ɛn di mama kin gɛt?

Wɛl, aw wi go no if wi gɛt tong-tay? Sɔm sayn dɛn kin de we kin afɛkt di pikin ɛn di mama we de gi in mama in bɛlɛ.

Di sayn dɛm we pikin we dɛn jɔs bɔn kin gɛt:

Si if yu smɔl pikin gɛt dɛn tin ya:

• di pikin nɔ kin lat fayn ɔ lat dip: Di pikin nɔ kin lat atɔl, ɔ i kin kray we i de tray fɔ lat pan am. di pikin kin mek sawnd we i de klik we i de sכk, כ i kin pul kכmכt frכm di brεst.
• I kin fil lɛk se di milk nɔ de go dɔŋ fayn we yu de gi pikin in bɛlɛ: Dis kin bi di rizin we mek di pikin nɔ de gɛt bɔku bɔku wet . Dɛn kin de aks fɔ milk ɔltɛm (dɛn kin gi dɛn tin fɔ it bɔku tɛm), bɔt jɔs afta dɛn dɔn fɔ drink, dɛn kin fil angri bak. Dɛn nɔ kin ivin ebul fɔ yɛri di sawnd we dɛn de swɛla milk.

Di sayn dɛm we yu kin gɛt we yu de gi pikin in bɛlɛ:

As mama, yu kin gɛt tin dɛn lɛk dis bak:

• Nipples we krak ɛn we de at.
• A kin fil pen we a nɔ go ebul fɔ bia we a de gi mi bɛlɛ.
• Nɔ gɛt bɛtɛ milk: Bikɔs di pikin nɔ de sok fayn, di milk we dɛn de mek kin go dɔŋ as tɛm de go.

Bɔt na sɔntin we yu fɔ mɛmba: Dɛn sayn ya nɔr kin apin to yu tɔŋ. Dɔktɔ dɛn kin kɔl dɛn ‘nɔ-spɛsifi k’ sayn dɛn . Dat min se ɔda tin dɛn kin kam wit dɛn, bak. Na dat mek i impɔtant fɔ go to dɔktɔ ɔ laktashɔn kɔnsult we gɛt ɛkspiriɛns pan tin dɛn we gɛt fɔ du wit mama in bɛlɛ fɔ fɛn di rayt kɔz. Dɛn kin ɛp yu fɔ no wetin de mek yu gɛt dis sik (ilɛksɛf na tong-tay ɔ ɔda tin) ɛn ɛp yu fɔ fɛn sɔlv.

Aw yu si dis tong twista?

Yu pikin in tɔŋ kin tan lɛk at , ɔ i kin gɛt smɔl notch na di tɔŋ in tip. dis na biכs di lingual frenulum, we a bin tכk bכt, de atak di tכng εn i de mek i nכ muv. Bɔt sɔntɛnde dis nɔ kin so notis, i kin jɔs notis. Dɔktɔ dɛn kin pe atɛnshɔn to dis we dɛn de chɛk di pikin in bɔdi afta dɛn bɔn am.

Wetin na di tin dɛm we kin mek pɔsin gɛt `(Ankyloglossia)`?

Fɔ tay in tɔŋ na tin we pɔsin kin bɔn wit . Dis min se dɛn kin bɔn pikin wit di sik. Risach pipul dɛn stil nɔ no bɛtɛ bɛtɛ wan wetin mek sɔm pikin dɛn kin gɛt am. Bɔt dɛn tink se sɔntɛm sɔntin de we gɛt fɔ du wit di jɛnɛtiks . Sɔm risach dɔn sho se i kin rɔn na famili, sɔntɛm as X-linked patɛn fɔ ɛritaj.

Aw dɔktɔ dɛn kin no dis as ankyloglossia?

Di dɔktɔ dɛn we de mɛn pikin dɛn kin luk dis jɔs afta dɛn bɔn di pikin. Dɛn kin wok klos wit di kɔnsultɛnt dɛn we de gi pikin milk, we kin tɛl yu klia wan if dɛn chenj ya na di pikin in tɔŋ go afɛkt di we aw i de gi in bɛlɛ.

di imכtant tin na dat jכs biכs di pikin in tכng tayt sכmtεm כ sכt nכ min se dεn gεt ``tכng-tay'' כ nid tritmεnt. Dɔktɔ dɛn kin jɔs no dis sik if di tɔŋ tay de rili stɔp di tɔŋ fɔ wok ɛn mek i nɔ izi fɔ gi pikin in bɛlɛ.

Dɔktɔ dɛn go du dɛn tin ya fɔ no if yu pikin gɛt tong-tay:

• Dɛn go aks bɔt yu mama in bɛlɛ istri: If yu dɔn bɔn pikin dɛn bifo, aw yu ɛkspiriɛns bin tan lɛk wit dɛn. If yu pikin gɛt tɔng tay, dɛn kin fil difrɛn we we yu de gi pikin milk pas ɔda pikin dɛn. Dɛn go aks bak aw lɔng yu de gi in mama in bɛlɛ, ɔmɔs tɛm insay di de yu de gi pikin in bɛlɛ, ɛn if yu de pɔmp ɔ fɔmula.
• Aks aw yu de fil we yu de gi yu mama in bɛlɛ: If yu de fil pen ɔ nɔ de fil fayn ɔltɛm, yu fɔ tɛl yu dɔktɔ . dis nכ min se yu pikin gεt ``(Tongue-Tie)``, biכs bכku כda rizin dεm kin de fכ di bεlε we i de fil pen. Bɔt di diskɔmfɔt we yu de fil kin ɛp dɛn fɔ no wetin na di prɔblɛm.
• Tink bɔt di pikin in mɛrɛsin istri: Bɔku tin kin afɛkt di we aw di pikin ebul fɔ gi in mama in bɛlɛ, lɛk di prɔblɛm dɛn we i gɛt wit di nyurolɔjik, at prɔblɛm, ɛn we i nɔ de na in nos ɔ we i de blo. If ɔda prɔblɛm dɛn de, fɔ trit tong-tay nɔmɔ nɔ go ɛp.
• Fɔ chɛk di pikin in bɔdi: Insay dis, di dɔktɔ we de mɛn pikin dɛn go tek tɛm chɛk di pikin in tɔŋ ɛn ɔda pat dɛn na in mɔt. Dɛn go chɛk fɔ si if sayn dɛn de we de sho se yu tɔng tay ɔ ɔda mɛrɛsin.
• Dairekt obsכbishכn fכ di bεlε: Wan laktashכn kכnsult go wach yu εn yu pikin we yu de gi bεlε. dεn go luk tin dεm lεk aw yu de ol yu pikin (di posishכn we yu de gi bεlε) εn aw yu pikin de lat pan yu brεst (latch). sכmtεm, jכs sכm chenj na di we aw yu de ol εn latch pan yu pikin kin εp pikin we gεt tכng-tay fכ go tru di it we i de gi wit nכ prכblεm.

Yu tink se spɛshal tɛst dɛn de fɔ no if pɔsin gɛt tayt in tɔŋ?

Di pikin nɔ nid ɛni spɛshal tɛst fɔ dis. Sɔm dɔktɔ dɛn kin yuz difrɛn we dɛn fɔ gred ɔ asɛsmɛnt tin dɛn fɔ si aw di pikin in tɔŋ de muv fayn fayn wan insay di mɔt. bכt di onli we we dεn kin gεt di infכmeshכn we dεn nid na fכ luk di pikin in tכng εn fil di lingual frenulum. Dɛn gredin sistɛm ya de ɛp dɔktɔ dɛn fɔ no aw di pikin in tɔŋ tan ɛn aw i de wok. Da infɔmeshɔn de kin ɛp fɔ no if pɔsin gɛt di sik.

Wetin na di tritmɛnt dɛm fɔ dis?

Okay, naw lɛ wi si wetin dɛn kin du fɔ trit dis `(Tongue-Tie)` kɔndishɔn. Dɔktɔ dɛn kin du tu tin mɔ fɔ dis:

1. fכ εp yu fכ divεlכp di bεlε posishכn εn lat: Dis de εp bכku pikin dεm we gεt tכng-tay lat fכ gi bεlε fayn fayn wan witout nכ difεlεnt. Yu laktashɔn kɔnsult go sɔpɔt yu ɛvri step na di we ɛn i go de chɛk ɔltɛm fɔ yu prɔgrɛs.

2. insay sכm tεm dεm, dεn kin du sכmכl, kwik כpεrayshכn rayt na di dכkta in כfis: Dis kin involv fכ kכt εn pul di ``Lingual Frenulum'' כnda di pikin in tכng. Dis kin mek di pikin in tɔng ebul fɔ muv fri wan.

Mi pikin rili nid fɔ mek dɛn du frenotomy?

Bɔku tɛm, nɔto ɔl pikin dɛn we gɛt tɔŋ tay nid fɔ ɔpreshɔn. Ɛn, ivin if yu pikin nid tritmɛnt, yu kin biliv se i nɔ go bi big ɔpreshɔn. Infakt, dɔktɔ dɛn kin du dis tin we dɛn kɔl frenotomy, we na kwik we dɛn kin du am na di ɔfis.

כl di bebi dεm we gεt tong-tay nכ nid fכ frenotomy atכl. Dכkta dεm kin כnli rεkomεnd dis if yu bεlε posishכn εn latchεshכn nכ de impruv yu simptom dεm.

Dis na tin we rili sef ɛn dɛn kin tek am se na di gold standad fɔ trit pikin dɛn we gɛt tɔŋ-tay. Bifo dɛn du frenotomy, dɔktɔ dɛn go pul ɔ trit ɔda tin dɛn we kin mek i nɔ izi fɔ gi pikin in bɛlɛ. If i nid fɔ du frenotomy, bɔku tɛm i go fayn fɔ du am insay di fɔs mɔnt we di pikin dɔn day . Dis go ɛp yu pikin fɔ lan fɔ latch pan am fayn fayn wan frɔm di biginin.

Ɛni bad tin de we yu kɔt di mɛmbran ɔnda di tɔŋ?

Frenotomy na jɔs wan ɔpreshɔn we rili sef, ɛn di risk fɔ gɛt prɔblɛm dɛn kin rili smɔl. Bɔt, na smɔl tɛm nɔmɔ, dɛn tin ya kin apin to yu pikin:

• Blɔd we de kɔmɔt
• Sik we de prɛd
• Skaring we de mek pɔsin gɛt skata
• Feeding aversion (bebi nɔ want fɔ it) .
• di damej pan di saliva gland dεm (saliva ducts) na di mכt.

Yu tink se dɛn go ebul fɔ mek dɛn nɔ tay dɛn tɔŋ?

No we nɔ de we dɛn no fɔ mek dɛn nɔ tay dɛn tɔŋ. Na wan sik we dɛn bɔn wit, so i nɔ kin izi fɔ wi fɔ kɔntrol am. Bɔt if i siriɔs, if dɛn no di sik kwik kwik wan ɛn trit am, dat kin mek i nɔ gɛt prɔblɛm wit di pikin we i de gi in bɛlɛ.

Wetin fɔ ɛkspɛkt we yu gɛt pikin we dɛn tay in tɔŋ?

Bɔku tɛm, di tit dɛn we dɛn tay wit dɛn tɔng nɔto natin fɔ wɔri bɔt . Dɛn kin kɔmɔn ɛn bɔku tɛm dɛn kin ebul fɔ mɛn dɛn we dɛn nɔ du ɔpreshɔn pan dɛn. Di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl na fɔ aks fɔ ɛp kwik kwik wan .. Nɔ tink se, ‘If a jɔs wok tranga wan smɔl, i nɔ go fayn.’ Di prɔblɛm we yu gɛt fɔ gi pikin in mama in bɛlɛ nɔto yu fɔlt, ɛn i kin rili bɔku. Sɔntɛnde, ivin mama dɛn we gɛt ɛkspiriɛns kin nid ɛkspɛkt advays fɔ sɔlv prɔblɛm dɛn.

Yu tink se tong tay de afɛkt di we aw pɔsin de it bɔtul?

Bebi dɛn we tay dɛn tɔŋ nɔ kin gɛt prɔblɛm wit bɔtul fɔ it. di pikin de yuz in tכng fכ sכk milk frכm bכtul difrεn we pas aw i de sכk frכm di brεst. If nid de, pɔsin we de gi advays bɔt aw fɔ gi pikin in bɛlɛ kin ɛp bay we i de ajɔst di bɔtul in nipple ɔ di spid we di milk de flɔ. If yu pikin stil gɛt prɔblɛm fɔ mek di milk kɔmɔt na di bɔtul, ɔda rizin dɛn kin de. Yu kɔnsult ɛn pikin dɔktɔ go wok togɛda fɔ fɛn di kɔz.

Ustɛm a fɔ go to dɔktɔ?

If yu pikin gɛt prɔblɛm fɔ latch pan am, go mɔs go to dɔktɔ ɔ pɔsin we de gi advays bɔt aw fɔ gi pikin milk . Ilɛksɛf di kɔz na tong-tay ɔ nɔto tong-tay, dɛn kin gi yu di sɔpɔt we yu nid. Di kwik we yu de tɔk bɔt am, na di mɔ yu ɛn yu pikin go fil fayn kwik kwik wan.

Ɔda tin dɛn we gɛt fɔ du wit dis

Naw lɛ wi luk sɔm ɔda smɔl smɔl kwɛstyɔn dɛn we gɛt fɔ du wit dis.

Yu tink se we yu tay yu tɔŋ, dat kin mek yu nɔ ebul fɔ blo?

Akɔdin to wan klinik kɔnsɛns stetmɛnt we dɛn bin pul insay 2020, no pruf nɔ de naw fɔ se we pikin dɛn tay dɛn tɔŋ kin mek dɛn nɔ ebul fɔ slip.

Yu tink se tong tay de afɛkt di we aw pɔsin de tɔk?

Masta sabi bukman dɛn gri se bɔku tɛm, we pikin tay in tɔŋ, i nɔ kin afɛkt di we aw pikin de tɔk. So, nid nɔ de fɔ du frenotomy pan pikin wit di op fɔ mek i nɔ gɛt prɔblɛm wit di we aw i de tɔk tumara bambay.

Wetin na `(Posita Tɔng-Tay)`?

di tεm we dεn kכl ``Posterior Tongue-Tie'' de tכk bכt di pat pan di ``Lingual Frenulum'' כnda di tכng we de biεn di tכng, pas fכ de nia di tכng tכp. Bɔt dis na wɔd we pipul dɛn kin agyu bɔt smɔl. Sɔm dɔktɔ dɛn se dis nɔ kɔrɛkt pan bɔdi, ɛn dat mek dɛn se dɛn fɔ pul di wɔd. Dɛn kin lɛk fɔ yuz di wɔd ``Tongue-Tie'', ilɛk usay di ``Lingual Frenulum'' de.

Wetin na `(Lip Tay)`?

`(Lip Tie)` kin tכk bכt di mεmbran we de kכnekt di pikin in כp lip to di כp gכm. dis mεmbran we dεn k כl `(Maxillary Labial Frenulum)` , kin gεt bכku vεryushכn dεm lεk nכmal. Ilɛksɛf na lip we tay pan di pikin in gɔm in bɔt, ɔ lip we tan lɛk se i tu big smɔl, wi nɔ go se i go mek prɔblɛm.

Bɔt, lip tay na tɔpik we dɔktɔ dɛn kin agyu bɔt. Sɔm pipul dɛn biliv se lip tay kin mek i gɛt prɔblɛm wit in mama in bɛlɛ ɔ i kin mek i gɛt prɔblɛm wit in tit leta we i dɔn day. Ɔda pipul dɛn se nɔto inɔf pruf de fɔ pruv se dɛn tin ya gɛt sɔntin fɔ du wit dɛnsɛf.

we i kam pan fכ gi pikin bεlε, di las risεch sho se i nכ nid כpεrayshכn fכ trit ``Lip Tay.`` No pruf nכ de fכ sho se fכ pul ``Lip Tay`` i de mek di milk fכ fכlכ bכku כ i de ridyus di pen na di nipl. Bɔt if yu gɛt ɛni kwɛstyɔn bɔt aw fɔ lat yu pikin, tɔk to pɔsin we de gi advays bɔt aw fɔ gi pikin milk.

Yu tink se big pipul dɛnsɛf kin gɛt tɔŋ-tay?

Tit we dɛn tay wit tɔng kin afɛkt sɔm big pipul dɛn, bɔt dɛn kin no am ɛn trit am we dɛn smɔl. di lingual frenulum, we de כnda di tכng, na jכs wan pan di frenulum dεm we de insay yu mכt. כda frenulum dεm lεk di buccal frenulum, we de na di chεk, de gi sכpכt to כda pat dεm na yu mכt. Dipen pan dɛn saiz ɔ usay dɛn de, dɛn kin mek i nɔ izi fɔ klin yu tit ɛn yu gɔm fayn fayn wan. Yu dɛntist kin chɛk ɔl di tin dɛn we de insay yu mɔt ɛn tɛl yu if ɛnitin de we nɔ rayt.

di fכs mכnt na yu pikin in layf na tεm we una ɔl tu de wɔnda εn diskovri. Bɔt i kin mek yu taya ɛn mek yu at pwɛl bak, mɔ if di pikin we yu de gi pikin in bɛlɛ nɔ de go lɛk aw dɛn bin dɔn plan. Tong-tay kin bi wan tin we kin mek i nɔ izi fɔ gi pikin in mama in bɛlɛ. Bɔt nɔto in wangren de. If yu pikin gɛt prɔblɛm fɔ gi pikin in bɛlɛ, nɔ shek fɔ go to pɔsin we de gi advays bɔt aw fɔ gi am in mama in bɛlɛ. Dɛn kin woke wit yu pikin dɛm dɔktɔ fɔ fɛn di kɔz ɛn kam wit sɔlv we go fit yu nid.

Wetin na di impɔtant pɔynt dɛn we wi fɔ kɛr go na os frɔm dis stori?

Okay, so, na sɔm tin dɛn we yu nid fɔ mɛmba frɔm wetin wi dɔn tɔk bɔt wit wetin i kam pan tong-tay:

• Tit we dɛn tay wit yu tɔŋ na tin we kɔmɔn: dɛn nɔto sɔntin we yu pikin nɔmɔ kin du. Bɔku pikin dɛn kin gɛt dɛn.
• nכto כl di tכng-tay kes dεm nid כpεrayshכn (`frenotomy`): bכku tεm, dεn kin sכlv dεn prכblεm ya bay we dεn chenj di say we i de gi di pikin in bεlε εn di we aw di pikin de lat pan di brεst.
• Yu fɔ no di sayn dɛm: If yu pikin nɔ want fɔ gi pikin in bɛlɛ, i nɔ de gɛt wet, ɔ i de fil pen we i de gi in mama in bɛlɛ, tɔk to yu dɔktɔ bɔt dis.
• Gɛt ɛp kwik: Go to dɔktɔ we de mɛn pikin dɛn ɔ pɔsin we de gi advays bɔt aw fɔ gi pikin dɛn bɛlɛ jɔs afta yu notis prɔblɛm. Dis go ɛp yu ɛn yu pikin fɔ gɛt fridɔm kwik kwik wan.
• Nɔto yu fɔlt: I nɔmal fɔ gɛt prɔblɛm wit di pikin we yu de gi pikin in bɛlɛ. Nɔ fil bad ɔ blem yusɛf fɔ dat.
• Frenotomy nɔ sef (if nid de): If nid fɔ du ɔpreshɔn, i kin rili simpul, kwik, ɛn i nɔ bad. Nɔ fred am tumɔs.

As mama, i bɛtɛ fɔ tɔk to dɔktɔ ɛn sɔlv ɛni dawt we yu gɛt. Na bikɔs mama we gladi min bebi we gladi!

`Tכng Tay, Ankyloglossia, Lingual Frenulum, Fɔ gi pikin in mama in bɛlɛ, Bebi, Frenotomy, Pikin Wɛlbɔdi