Tongue & Lip-Tie Center of New England

12/28/2024

If you can relate to this and are not already working with a lactation consultant, we strongly recommend you reach out to one! We have some excellent partners throughout MA, RI, and CT that we would be happy to connect you with; feel free to give us a call.

On that note, we wish you and your little ones much happiness and good health, a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

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08/20/2024

LINK BELOW: A useful and enlightening study addressing the relationship between aerophagia induced reflux (reflux from swallowing too much air) and infant tongue-ties. https://www.lightscalpel.com/blog/aerophagia-induced-reflux-breastfeeding-infants-ankyloglossia-frenectomy/

11/01/2023

Tongue-ties can impact feeding quality and speech, but can also negatively effect breathing while asleep. Here are a few great reads that discuss tongue-ties and airway health issues, which are related but can occur independently as well. Both are often overlooked and incredibly important topics!

02/06/2022

Did you know the tongue is made almost entirely of muscle -- 8 interwoven muscles, to be exact! The tongue's muscles are also the only muscles in the human body that work independently of the skeleton.

01/03/2022

Feeling nostalgic for Christmas already? Try these tricky tongue twisters! (Listed below)

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Seven Santas sang silly songs while their sleighs slid sideways on slick snow.

Tiny Tim trims tall trees with tinsel.

How many deer would a reindeer reign if a reindeer could reign deer?

Running reindeer romp ’round red wreaths.

Kris Kringle climbs Christmas chimneys.

Chilly chipper children cheerfully chant.

Rudolph runs rings ’round Rover

Eleven elves licked eleven little licorice lollipops.

There’s chimney soot on Santa’s suit.

Comet cuddles cute Christmas kittens carefully.

Kris Kringle clapped crisply.

Santa’s Short Suit Shrunk.

Eight elves eagerly ate everything.

Crazy kids clamor over candy canes and Christmas cookies.
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Curious why people get tripped up by these? Here's a short article that explains:

Try and say “she sells sea shells by the sea shore” three times very fast. The first time might go alright, but on the second or third go-round, chances are the words start to degrade as you’re saying them, falling apart in your mouth like a crumbling Jenga tower.Tongue twisters are nearly uni...

12/24/2021

A very Happy Holidays and New Year from all of us to all of you! Enjoy the white Christmas!

12/23/2021

We are firm believers that a team approach to tongue-ties is necessary to achieve quality results. This means working either lactation, speech, and/or bodyworkers depending on the symptoms, before and after a tongue-tie procedure. Below is a great article that elaborates on why this is such an important concept! https://www.drghaheri.com/blog/2014/3/13/it-takes-a-team-to-improve-breastfeeding-after-a-tongue-tie-procedure

12/23/2021

It's hard to believe we are already celebrating our 1 year anniversary! While Dr. Lavoie has been providing laser releases for years, it was one year ago that he was able to commit a significant portion of his practice to tongue-ties, and the Tongue & Lip-Tie Center was born! It has been an absolute pleasure serving all the baby-mama dyad's we've had the honor of seeing, who have visited from near and far. We look forward to continuing to expand our network of amazing IBCLCs, SLPs, and bodyworkers who support our families no matter where you are coming from! We also plan to continue to add availability in our schedule, to allow for timely appointments that meet your needs! Looking forward to another year of sweet baby faces and helping little ones thrive!