Pippa Harrison Tongue Tie
Specialist Infant Feeding & Tongue Tie Practitioner
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Based in the North West and led by Pippa Harrison RCN, BSc., Tongue Tie Practitioner.
Based in the North West and led by Pippa Harrison RCN, BSc., Tongue Tie Practitioner.
My service offers infant feeding assessment, support and tongue tie release.
My service offers infant feeding assessment, support and tongue tie release.
We offer evidence based, up to date guidance and advice, empowering you to build confidence and achieve the knowledge and skills to make truly informed choices about how to feed you baby.
How you choose to feed your baby is absolutely your choice. That may be to breastfeed, formula feed or express, perhaps a combination of all three. Whatever your choice, we are here to support you.
Our belief is that every family deserves individualised, one to one personal care to meet you and your baby's needs. Making this sometimes challenging and overwhelming time a positive and memorable one.
This support can take place either in the comfort of your own home [ depending on locality ] or in our CQC regulated clinic. Whatever you decide is right for you and your family, we endeavour to meet your needs.
Pippa Harrison
Pippa Harrison
My passion is to provide support to families to overcome any issues they face with their chosen method of infant feeding to meet their individual goals.
A tongue tie is when a thin membrane of skin (lingual frenulum) attaches the tongue to the lower gum edge or the floor of the mouth, which restricts the movement of the tongue. It can be attached at the front of the tongue (anterior) or further back (posterior). It can be obvious and restrict the tip of the tongue causing a heart shape or be less obvious and posterior which tethers the tongue to the floor of the mouth.
If tongue function is impaired, this can impact infant feeding. The procedure to release the tongue is called Frenulotomy or tongue tie release.
It is important that you view the procedure as part of a plan to improve your feeding and that feeding support is fundamental in improving infant feeding.
It is also important to remember that not all babies that have a tongue tie require frenulotomy.
Following the division some mothers and babies notice an improvement straight away whilst others can take a little longer
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