How to judge whether the baby's tongue is short

When babies are young, many organs will develop slowly instead of being fully developed at birth, just like a baby's double eyelids will grow five or six months after birth. The length of the baby's tongue muscles cannot be seen right after birth. The baby's tongue muscles are the key to the baby's future speech. When the baby learns to speak after one year old, it will be discovered. So how to judge the length of the baby's tongue muscles?

The frenulum is the tongue muscle. When you open your mouth and lift up your tongue, you can see that the band of tissue connecting the bottom of the tongue to the bottom of the lower jaw is the frenulum. It determines whether the tongue can move flexibly and freely. If it is too short, it will affect people's eating and pronunciation. If you find that your baby has the following 3 symptoms, it is very likely caused by a short tongue tie.

1. Newborn babies have difficulty sucking

If you find that your baby tries very hard but cannot suck on the nipple, you can rule out the possibility that the nipple is too small. At the same time, if some of the food always spills when the baby drinks, as if the baby cannot chew the food.

2. Stick out your tongue in a W shape

Normally, everyone's tongue should have a tip, but if you stick out your baby's tongue, you will see that the tip of the tongue seems to be pulled, unable to stretch and presents a W shape, as if there are two tongue tips.

3. Cannot pronounce retroflex sounds

The baby usually speaks fluently, but he cannot pronounce the rolled tongue sounds correctly. It is also easy for his tongue to fight against the lower gums, which can cause inflammation and ulcers.

If you find that your baby has the above symptoms, you must go to the hospital for examination and confirmation in time to avoid missing these two best correction periods.

1. Before the baby learns to speak after six months

Because the tongue tie of babies at this stage is relatively thin, excessive bleeding is not likely to occur after cutting; and the baby's autonomous consciousness is not obvious enough and he will not be too noisy. If corrective surgery is performed at this time, the wound will heal quickly and less likely to leave scars. Moreover, babies mainly eat liquid food, which is not easy to cause cracks in the wound.

2. When the child is 6 or 7 years old

Some babies have a short frenulum, but it does not affect eating and most pronunciation. After growth and development, the frenulum may reach a normal developmental state at the age of 2 or 3. However, some babies will not have this condition. For such babies, it is best to have corrective surgery at the age of 6 or 7. Because children in this period are about to go to elementary school and have enhanced self-awareness, they are able to follow the doctor's advice and eliminate unclear pronunciation in a timely manner. This can help children eliminate the negative influence of inferiority complex and is more conducive to their healthy growth.