What is a tongue-tie? The membrane under the tongue is too big?

Yes, Joe had it done when he was a newborn.

That dude from Kiss did it to himself with a peanut butter knife! By accident!

Or, umm, so I seem to recall from the Playboy interview with his woman.

Aimée, your comments read like lecturing and accusation, not discussion, neither of which I think are justified, at least based on anything I've ever seen posted on this board.

A peanut butter knife?

A PEANUT BUTTER KNIFE?????

Oh good Lord. Fucking OW.

What is a tongue-tie? The membrane under the tongue is too big?

Basically. It keeps the tongue from fully extending, and can lead to problems breastfeeding and, occasionally, speaking.

Cut it all the way, and as mentioned, you can be a rock star.

A PEANUT BUTTER KNIFE?????

He was like, licking it or something, and it slipped.

It's so totally something Kevin Smith should have come up with.

I agree with Gris and AmyLiz. Susan, you are a good mom--never doubt that! It's fine to look into alternatives. I do suggest you falso need to get info from LOTS of other moms. As you say, you don't have a lot of kid experience, and it would be good for you to know whether you need to worry. I know one brother talked very late (he had just turned three) and my mother says if that had happened with me, her first, she would have been very upset, but by the time he came along she had two other kids and experience with lots more, so she knew he was fine. Other moms night have good suggestions for teasing speech out of Anabelle, too.

Aimée, your comments read like lecturing and accusation, not discussion, neither of which I think are justified, at least based on anything I've ever seen posted on this board.

I apologize if you or Susan read it that way. I was trying to discuss as one new mom to another. It's no different than any tone I would use with Plei or Raq or anyone else here.

. I'm doing my best. I love my daughter, and I try to show her that and give her what she needs to thrive to the best of my abilities.

In that case, you are doing your best. Can you let that go?

Sometimes rotten stuff happens even when you are doing your best. If Annabel is diagnosed tomorrow with an autism spectrum disorder (and I doubt she will be, with all my hundreds-of-miles-away insights), it will not be your fault. Autism happens. If Annabel is diagnosed tomorrow with a 200 IQ and being too smart to bother with language acquisition, it will not be your fault.

Kids are a toss of the dice. Every kid is some combination of genes, environment, and pure willfulness. You cannot make a kid into a ballerina or an athlete or a genius by sheer force of parenting. If you're very lucky, you can hang around while the kid discovers his or her own genius. But ultimately you are not driving the train.

Susan, I don't think you are incompetent. And I have no doubt of your love for Annabel. And I have no doubt that you are doing your best.

Reposted so that you know that I truly think this, Susan.