Question: My 13 month old grandson has had tongue protrusion since he was around 5 or 6 months old. My daughter has asked about this at his nursery & they simply say a lot of kids do it and it's just a habit. However I am not convinced as it's out nearly all the time and the rest of the time he has a dummy tit in, besides the nursery assistants wouldn't be trained on such medical issues (with respect). Otherwise he appears fine with his development and can eat like a horse, in fact he obsesses over food! He has been a challenging baby (much more so than his older sister) regarding sleeping & needing constant attention. He had a normal birth and was a healthy weight but one of his testicles had not dropped although it eventually did around a week or so old. He catches the usual viruses and colds like most babies do. I've been reading up on this and am an ex staff nurse - I already know about not using feeder cups, promoting straws and encouraging him to say Ba, Ma etc, in an effort to change this behaviour, but would like to know what it is and how and where to get help

Thank you for your informed answers. One other thing I forgot to mention - he has only two bottom teeth and has been really slow at teething. Could this be linked to the macroglossia? Do you mean Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome? You have put Bechwith so I just wanted to double check. One other thing I forgot to mention - he has only two bottom teeth and has been really slow at teething. Could this be linked to the macroglossia? Do you mean Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome? You have put Bechwith so I just wanted to double check. Thanks again, XXXX