Hi, I'm Nichole!
Thank you so much for coming to my site and I hope that you will be able to find the help of a qualified Oral Tie Provider by using my nationwide list below.
These providers come highly recommended by my IBCLC community (nationwide) - they are not just from a Google search.
If you are new here, let me introduce myself -
I have been a Registered Nurse and IBCLC for the last 19 years, and I LOVE helping mamas and babies learn to breastfeed.
I spent the first 16 years of my career in the hospital, but when I began my outpatient career...everything changed.
I realized that I thought I knew a lot, but I really knew very little...especially in the area of oral ties.
That has since become my passion and I have even gone back to the hospital as a PRN IBCLC hoping to help change how we practice so that ALL babies are assessed at birth for oral ties, and not only once they get home and have struggles.
I live in Fort Worth, Texas, and have 3 amazing kids with my wonderful husband of 16 years.
I can remember my first days with my own brand-new wrinkly baby in my arms. I wish I could say that I knew everything there was to know back then and it was a piece of cake to learn to breastfeed, but it was far from easy.
It was so hard, and I felt so alone that I ended up giving up long before I had planned to. Instead of breastfeeding at the breast, I began to pump and bottlefeed and I kept that up for a little over a year with my first.
By the time my second came along, I had resolved to just pump because I knew I would go back to work at the hospital soon and it was a nightmare the first time around. It turned out that she had a tongue tie so pumping and bottle feeding probably saved us a ton of aches and pains.
After my second baby, I began to notice that there was a massive lack of breastfeeding support in the hospital. That made sense because even as a labor nurse of 8 years at that time, I had very little experience and felt incapable of helping mamas with breastfeeding if it wasn't an 'easy' baby to latch.
I decided that I wanted to obtain my IBCLC certification so that I could be a help to these mamas who were counting on us to provide the service they deserved!
Believe it or not, nurses in the hospital do not receive much (sometimes zero) lactation education. Neither do most OB providers and pediatricians😳
Fast forward to when my third baby came along, I had a very strong desire to be able to feed him at the breast and not pump unless I was away from him.
And I did. For 3 years!
I want you to have the support and education you need to have a happy, healthy feeding relationship with your sweet babe.
I cannot wait to meet you and encourage & love on you and your babe throughout this amazing journey that you are on.
Blessings,
Nichole
Nationwide Oral Tie Provider & Bodywork List
Alabama
Birmingham, AL
Dr Baxter, Alabama Tongue Tie Center
Alaska
Arizona
Gilbert, AZ
Dr. Cara Riek at Az Breastfeeding and Wellness 480-508-0861 7730 E. Greenway Rd. Suite 101 Scottsdale, 85260
Dr. Agarwal at Agave Pediatrics 480-585-5200 www.agavepediatrics.com
Dr. Abdoll Center of Pediatric Dentistry Gilbert,AZ 480-597-5536
Baby Chiropractors:
Dr. Stevanie Bahnerth 480-563-5006 Cave Creek
Dr. Dara DaCunha 602-820-0655 Scottsdale
Dr. Jenny Dubisar 480-200-6679 Tempe
Dr. Bobbie Bennet 480-775-2593 Tempe
Dr. Meagan Istok DC 480-219-1042 Gilbert
Dr. Jamie Clouse 480-310-1792 Gilbert
Dr. Monica Sumner, DC 480-507-2788 Gilbert
Dr. Kori Spintz, DC 480-610-5433 Mesa
Arkansas
California
Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Chelsea Pinto, DDS, Woodland Hills, 310-272-5671
Dr. Bethany Kum, DDS, Altadena, 626-797-7551
Dr. Shari Carroll, DDS, Redondo Beach, 310-357-4414
Dr. Elena Rumack, DDS, Calabasas, 818-222-4543
Dr. Sandi Calleros, DDS, El Segundo 310-414-9564
Dr. Kimi Marran, Redondo Beach, 424-352-1212
Dr. Brianne Hama, DDS, Torrance, 424-271-0661
Dr. Lydia Elias, DO, Torrance, 310-953-0020
Dr Mori Aletomeh, DMD, Torrance, 424-999-5478
Dr Alexis Rieber, ENT, Pasadena, 424-314-0196
Dr. Nina Yoshpe, ENT, Long Beach, 562-242-1312(medical)
Dr. Tracy Tran, DDS, South Redondo/OC, 323-303-6291
Dr. Jessica Choi, DDS, San Marino, 626-360-4500
Dr. Jess Manske DDS, Beverly Hills, 424-322-4780
Dr. Anna Lee, DDS, Glendora, 626-335-5114
Seastar Pediatric Dentistry, Cypress (714) 723-6271 (medical)
Dr. Abhay Vaidya, ENT, Thousand Oaks, 805-379-9646
Dr. Sherry Sami, DDS, Agoura Hills, 818-578-4894
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Newark, DE
Dr. Green-The Center for Airway & Facial Development
Milford, DE
Dr. Martinez-Delaware Pediatric Dentistry
Florida
Central Florida
Dr. Frank Sierra at Kids Smiles Pediatric Dentistry
Dr. Scheps Tongue Tie Center of Lakeland (does not require lactation support, but does a good release)
Dr. Berling in Lakeland does a good release as well.
Dr. Samantha Denstedt at Apothic Fox provides chiro and CST
Orlando Florida- oral motor, lactation, and craniosacral therapy, all IBCLCs at Baby BLISS Feeding Collaborative of Central Florida, LLC
Bradenton/Sarasota, FL
Dr. Susan Sheahan at Cortez Dental
http://www.cortezdental.net/about-Family-Dentistry.html
Pinnacle Chiropractic for bodywork https://pinnaclebradenton.com/
Southwest Florida
Dr. Berrahil
Dr Lustman https://kidsunitedsmiles.com/
Body Workers: FL KEYS Seaside Chiropractic https://www.flkeyschiro.com/
https://excelchirokeywest.com/
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Chicago IL & Suburbs
Dentists:
Dr. Justin Welke
Dr. Cissy Furusho & Kirk Kollmann
Dr. Milton Gaevelis
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisianna
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
Fayetteville/Pinehurst, NC
Dentist: Dr. Lejla Streets, Tot’s Doc/Smiles in the Pines (Pinehurst)
Dentist: Dr. Molly Guy, Village Family Dental (Fayetteville)
Bodywork: Natasha Baker- Earthbound therapeutic integrative wellness (Southern Pines)
Bodywork: Dr. Savannah Gardner Family & Co chiropractic (Pinehurst)
Bodywork: Dr. Kuhns Carolina Family Chiropractic (Fayetteville)
Greenville, NC
Allison Pass at Pass Family Chiropractic for bodywork.
Raleigh, NC
Dr Ray High House Pediatric Dentistry
North Dakota
Bismarck/Mandan ND Dentist- Dr Brielle Renz, All Smiles Dental.
Body worker- Dr Alex Coleman Maximized Chirporactic.
Dr Ashley Wagner - Wagner Chiropractic
Dr Brooke Breuer- Bright Life Chirproctic
Karen Gayton, OT, CST
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Portland & Gresham
Dr. Bobby Ghaheri **THE BEST!
Gresham Office
24076 SE Stark, Suite 230
Gresham OR 97030
p 503.488.2600
f 503.465.5468
Portland (Gateway) Office
1111 NE 99th Ave, Suite 101
Portland OR 97220
p 503.488.2626
f 503.488.2630
https://www.drghaheri.com/contact-information
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
Pediatric Dentists:
Dr. Justin Warcup @ North Texas Smiles Pediatric Dentistry 3550 Hulen St, Fort Worth, TX 76107 (817) 385-9870
Dr. Preetha Thomas @ Enclave Dental 241 W Southlake Blvd Suite 100, Southlake, TX 76092 (817) 912-1218
Dr. Laborde @ Clear Fork Pediatric Dentistry 5656 Edwards Ranch Rd Ste 102, Fort Worth, TX 76109 (817) 885-5020
Stonebrook Pediatric Dentistry 252 W Stonebrook Pkwy #690, Frisco, TX 75034 (469) 384-8130
Windhaven Pediatric Dentistry 27045 E University Dr Suite 2A, Aubrey, TX 76227 (469) 277-1787
Beyond Pediatric Dentistry 8411 Preston Rd Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75225 (972) 808-6825
Dr. Toni Engram @ Flourish Dental 1415 State St #800, Richardson, TX 75082 (469) 676-2777
Lonestar Kids Dentistry 6801 Warren Parkway, Suite 115, Frisco, TX 75034 (214)618-5200
Bodyworkers:
The Nest 4811 Broadway St, Addison, TX 75001 (469) 249-2623
Tammy Schreiber @ RestoraVida 8240 Mid Cities Blvd, North Richland Hills, TX 76180 (817) 909-6292
Uprise Chiropractic - Dallas 2520 N Carroll Ave, Dallas, TX 75204 (469) 607-8995
Uprise Chiropractic - Frisco 11655 Independence Pkwy #210, Frisco, TX 75035 (469) 607-8995
Dallas Synergy Chiropractic 12890 Hillcrest Ste 109, Dallas, TX 75230 (972) 387-4700
Legacy Family Chiropractic 9245 Virginia Pkwy STE 850, McKinney, TX 75071 (214) 880-6330
Ke Kino Chiropractic 1620 Custer Rd #1, Plano, TX 75075 (972) 509-5588
Mirashift Craniosacral 5930 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy Suite 380, Dallas, TX 75240 (214) 546-8996
The Haven Co-Op 311 S Jupiter Rd #110, Allen, TX 75002 (469) 714-2474
Michelle Parker @ The Chiropractic Place For Mommy & Me 203 E Oak St, Aledo, TX 76008 (817) 441-1921
Kara Paeltz @ City Point Chiropractic 7500 26 Blvd, North Richland Hills, TX 76180 (817) 259-1300
Deleena Black LMT, CFT 524 N. Locust St. Ste H, Denton, Texas 75601 (940)-243-7028
UTAH
Tongue Tie Release Utah
https://www.utahbreastfeedingandtonguetie.com/our-team
Vermont
Virginia
Virginia Beach/Norfolk Virginia and surrounding areas
Dentist: Dr. Zaneta Hamlin with Cusp Dental Boutique
For bodyworkers: Lorraine Pilarski CST and Liz Chandler CST
Washington
**Washington, DC
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Milwaukee/SE WI
BKS dental- Dr Bender or Stafford, Fort Atkinson WI
www.wisconsintonguetiecenter.com
Amy Elliot, DC with craniosacral training, www.foundationchirowi.com
Wyoming
