TONGUE-TIE

Our Frenulotomy (Tongue-tie) package is available to babies from birth and up to 6 months of age and includes our full Postnatal Lactation Consultation and/or Bottle Feeding Support. Following a thorough assessment, if your baby is identified as being tongue-tied, our expert infant feeding specialist / Lactation Consultant IBCLC will be able to carry out the tongue-tie procedure (also known as a Frenulotomy). The procedure will only be carried out if indicated and once you have all the information you need to make an informed decision. This is offered within the same appointment.

Includes:

• 1:1 feeding assessment (Observing your baby feed)
• Feeding Education (Responsive feeding, relationship building and early brain development)
• The importance of ongoing skin-to-skin contact
• Recognition of early feeding communication signs (feeding Cues)
• Feeding positioning Tips – getting it right
• Attachment – How to ensure a good latch every time
• How to know if what you are doing is effective and how to improve
• How a baby optimally feeds
• Lactation Advice, composition of breast-milk, stages of feeding
• Expressing Breast-milk
• Bottle feeding advice (as required)
• Mixed feeding advice (as required)
• Support information inserts for Red Book for follow up care
• Free telephone, text or email support when required

Plus:

• Breast / Bottle feeding discussion and assessment
• Discussion re: rare risks of procedure and explanations
• Tongue tie assessment (objective scoring with HATLFF)
• Tongue-tie division (Frenulotomy)
• Post-frenulotomy observation of feeding
• Post-frenulotomy guidance and advice re wound management, expectation setting, post-op exercises/suck training and advice about the importance and crucial role of bodywork (ie. Craniosacral Therapy) in the rehabilitation process and overall outcome success. 

PLEASE NOTE: If your baby is found to not have a tongue-tie, we will embark on further complex feeding assessments to establish the cause of the feeding difficulties. This may involve identifying other physical abnormalities of the oral cavity, jaw and neck or other postural misalignments affecting the ability to feed effectively. If the division is not carried out at this appointment for a health reason, the appointment will be deferred.

Plan for post-procedure follow-up

• Post-op exercises / suck training (6 weeks) to reduce risk of reformation and build up muscles and stamina for effective feeding
• Craniosacral Therapy or Cranial Osteopathy (Bodywork) to address fascial tensions, as a result of compensatory misalignments
• Email, SMS follow up for the first 14 days (up to 6 weeks if required)
• If Concerned about healing – please contact me directly or Parent to book feeding follow-up online if required.
• Comprehensive Parent Information Booklet to guide you through what to expect (Pre-op, Intra-op and Post-op)

Additional Follow-up Consultations in clinic (If Required) – these are chargeable.

 

Guidance for appointments for Frenulotomy procedure (Notes to Parent/Guardian)

Very Important – Please ensure you bring your Personal Child Health Record (PCHR) – Red Book to any Post Natal Appointment.

Clinics at :  Unit 19 Athena Court, Athena Drive, Tachbrook Park, Warwick. CV34 6RT. (Close to the Shires Retail Park). Monday – Friday (Only)

Once we have received your online booking & health questionnaire (links to this will be located in your confirmation email following booking), then your appointment is confirmed. Please complete within an hour of Booking.

For more information please contact us via the website Contact us- Enquiry page