Infant Feeding & Lactation Counseling

Infant feeding therapy is offered for infants with feeding difficulty or swallowing concerns. Lactation counseling is available for mother/infant pairs experiencing nursing difficulties and/or milk supply issues. We also provide pre- and post- tongue tie therapy for infants who are planning to have or have already had a frenotomy/frenectomy.

When considering a tongue tie release, best practice is to have an infant feeding specialist evaluate and begin treatment pre-release to ensure optimal results of the release as well as to continue therapy post-release to ensure muscles for feeding are re-patterned and functioning properly.

Whether breastfed or bottle fed, an infant feeding evaluation is worthy of considering if any of the following apply:

 tongue tie or lip tie suspected
 infant reflux
 colic
 frequent spit-up
 gas
 fussy infant
 refusing the breast
 refusing the bottle
 difficulty latching
 painful latch
 shallow latch
 sore nipples
 low milk supply
 breastfeeding problems
 use of nipple shield

 clicking sound while feeding
 frequently hungry
 milk leaks from baby’s mouth during feeding
 open mouth during sleeping
 infant snoring
 milk residue on tongue
 lip blisters
 nasal congestion
 slow weight gain
 weight loss
 failure to thrive
 falling asleep while feeding
 excessive drooling
 baby coughs or chokes during feeding