Put an end to the guessing game for good.
With the uncertainty of the months ahead, Dr. Santiago and AirSync Integrative Dentistry have built the first HIPAA-compliant TeleHealth service for infant/baby tongue-tie assessment. AirSync TeleConsult enables your infant’s tongue and lip anatomy to be evaluated, your symptoms and baby’s symptoms to be thoroughly discussed, and expert certainty that your child should be seen and treated by a tongue-tie specialist, all from your home. With many patients needing to drive considerable distances for tongue-tie evaluation and treatment, this consultative service saves you time, respects social distancing, and gives you definitive guidance for moving forward.
Dr. Santiago is the original laser tongue-tie provider in the state of WA and understands firsthand the trials and tribulations of nursing a tongue-tied baby. Dr. Santiago has over 4 years of experience evaluating and treating specifically infants, she birthed and breastfed her 3 children and wants to help support all babies and families in their breastfeeding, feeding, and developmental journeys. AirSync Integrative Dentistry is the only infant tongue-tie specialist in Washington that concentrates its practice on tongue-ties and all of the consequences of dysfunctional tongue, breathing, sleep habits, including the concurrent craniofacial underdevelopment usually present at birth.
Book now if…
You are experiencing…
Pain with breastfeeding, cracked/bleeding nipples, plugged ducts, mastitis, incomplete breast drainage, flattened nipples, low milk supply, recommended to supplement with formula
Baby is experiencing…
Poor weight gain, long feeding times (>30min), frequent feedings (every 1-2 hrs), reflux-like/colic symptoms, generally uncomfortable/stiff body, generalized nasal congestion, shallow latch, falls asleep on the breast, choking on milk, failure to thrive
You are conflicted…
You may have been told by your lactation consultant that baby may have a tongue-tie and then your medical provider has told you it’s not there, it’s minor, your child will outgrow it, it’s over diagnosed, it may be your milk supply, etc. You may have concerns around the thought of surgery on your newborn. You have worries about the long-term effects if you do nothing. How do you know who or what to believe?
The Truth…
The facts are :
1. This is not your fault.
2. Your child will not outgrow it.
3. Breastfeeding DOES NOT or SHOULD NOT hurt.
4. Physicians receive minimal breast-feeding education and minimal oral anatomy education. In other words, listen to the tongue-tie and breastfeeding experts! Trust your maternal (or paternal) instinct.
5. It is estimated that up to 50% of the population has some anatomical restriction of the tongue, limiting movement and function. The incidence is grossly underestimated in the literature and in the medical profession.
6. Surgical discomfort is minimal in comparison to other early childhood surgeries (circumcision, etc) and you will discover the long-term health benefits will be substantial and long reaching for your baby. And, the journey may not end here.
By the end of your consult you will:
Learn the importance of optimal tongue function for optimal nursing, feeding, swallowing, speech, jaw/airway development, breathing and sleep
Know if tongue-tie treatment is right for your baby
Have a clear next step
Be empowered to advocate for you and/or your child
