Therapy, therapist offices, and tongue ties are not a new avenue for me and my family. My oldest,…read morewho is almost 12, was in therapy from the day he was born until he was 6. My third born was in therapy for about 6 months and my youngest has been in therapy now for a little over 2 years. Like I said, not my first rodeo.
Lana's team go above and beyond our expectations. The front desk ladies are always kind, professional, and efficient. We were in between insurances and they worked with us to fix the issue when our pediatrician office was being difficult. We also have appointments twice a week, one of them being Monday morning. If I ever need to cancel my appointment, it's a quick and easy phone call where I leave a voice message. I've never had an issue with this method, given that their office is closed on the weekend and the voicemail has a time stamp.
We've worked consistently with Ms. Lana, Ms. Mary, and Ms. Cara. We've seen a few others when someone is out sick, but that has only been a handful of times in two years. They are always incredible with him, especially since he has stranger-danger and separation anxiety. I would utilize their resources and advice while at home, seeing constant leaps in improvement.
My son didn't get his tongue tie revised until closer to 8 months even though we started therapy at 3 months. As we all know, the tongue is a muscle and you can't just cut it expecting it to know how to function properly. He has technically used it incorrectly for the last 8 months, hence the therapy to strengthen it before getting revised. I have had one of my son's revised a couple days after birth, which didn't require therapy because he was a newborn. My son, who's now 9 years old, passed 5 "inspections" stating he didn't need revision because he was high on the weight charts. Well, I produced an overabundance of milk that he barely needed to work for. Unfortunately, many pediatricians in the field aren't fluent in tongue ties and have outdated knowledge on the subject. I will be getting him revised in the future when he's eligible to avoid all other issues.
I just wanted to add that I'm thankful for therapists and doctors (Smart Mouth | Dr. Tara and Hamilton & Manuele) who have taken the time to become educated in this field. I'm currently in the process of a palate expansion due to having ties my entire 38 years of life. It's a full two year process, $10k+, with uncomfortable/some painful procedures along the way. Having ties has caused a lifetime of dental issues, mouth breathing, chronic sinus infections, constant swollen tonsils, the whole shebang. I was "thriving" just fine as a baby so it was excused even though my sister was revised. I'm happy to say I haven't had any sinus infections, my tonsils are barely visible, and this is my first year without seasonal allergies. I also stopped mouth breathing within two days of my palate expansion procedure. But man, do I wish this was done as a baby. Thriving is important, but so is having your best quality of life.
