Revolving stars

 It was a random fine day when we noticed that Hunter had a strawberry-shaped tongue when he stuck out his tongue at us. This was when he was about 14 months old.  Look at his tongue As a FTM, I was very concerned and immediately scheduled a visit to the polyclinic. After the doctor looked at his tongue, they gave a referral to NUH as well as to a speech therapist since Hunter has a speech delay. So, we went to the first session at CDU @JMC. The doctor was very good and she managed to engage Hunter during the first visit. There were a couple of forms to fill up and also a checklist to see if Hunter was exposed to excessive screen time. She also reminded us that young kids should not be watching too much TV/youtube. Subsequently, we went for another 3 visits, 2 speech therapy session and a development milestone assessment. Luckily, the results were normal and all pointed to his tongue tie for his speech delay. After much consideration, we decided to bite the bullet and brought ...

 We discovered that H has a tongue-tie when he was about 14 months old, at the time when he started being mischievous and stuck out his tongue at every single opportunity. I was depressed when it was confirmed at the polyclinic and we were referred to NUH to assess the severity of the condition. The doctor informed us that it was moderate severity and suggested for us to wait for a few months to see if there is any changes. When we sought a second opinion, the doctor advised that we could use speech therapy to correct the condition. Thus, we waited from April to Aug 2021 before we decided to let H go for the surgery. Our considerations to go for the surgery in the end were as below: His speech delay We could see that he has an obvious delay in his speech as he couldn't say mama at 15 months. Potential issues highlighted from other parents whose kids have the same condition His schooling arrangement at the previous pre-school The appointment before the surgery was straightforward. T...