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Life here at Tru Vizslas has been super crazy.... Oliver had to have a very minor surgery on Friday. He was born tongue tied and had to have it clipped. They originally clipped it in the hospital, but did not get enough so we had to have it redone.
We chose Dr. Lochmeuller of Fox Valley ENT. He came highly recommended by our pediatrician.
The surgery itself was 10 minutes long - not bad, but having your newborn put under anesthetic is a bit unnerving. Thankfully Ollie came out of it quick and easy.
Now keep your fingers crossed that we can establish nursing and I can get rid of my pump - I hate that thing!
...that our little Oliver goes in for his surgery. It is a same day, minor procedure, but they will be putting him under general anesthetic. We were informed that it can be tricky to anesthetize a baby so they will be extra cautious. The surgery is only expected to take 5-10 minutes, but we will be at the hospital 4-5 hours.
The surgery Ollie is having is called a tongue clip. He needs this done because his frenulum (the piece of skin that attaches your tongue to the bottom of your mouth) was attached at the very tip of his tongue. This interferes with breastfeed and can interfere with speech down the road. We had his tongue clipped at 2 days old (when no anesthetic is needed) but the doctor who performed it did not clip it back far enough so he is still unable to nurse.
I am pumping and feeding him breastmilk via bottle feeding, but nursing him would be sooooo much easier!
Please keep little Ollie in your thoughts and prayers tomorrow
