Treatment Providers and Support in New Zealand
These suggestions of treatment providers have come from the community. They do not necessarily reflect a recommendation. They are a starting point for you to determine your best path of care. Please do your own research to find a provider that best suits your needs. We rely on YOU to keep the list current. Please contact us to add a provider or change any details.
Reported cost = cost as reported by someone in our TT community
Quoted cost = quoted cost from the provider.
Reported cost = cost as reported by someone in our TT community
Quoted cost = quoted cost from the provider.
This is a great resource to find lactation consultants in NZ: http://www.nzlca.org.nz/find.html
Northland
In Whangarei there are free lactation consultant drop in clinics. The lactation consultants can refer on for further assessment to Speech Language Therapists or to a local GP or ENT for treatment.
Auckland
Dr Hisham Abdalla, Laser LifeCare.
Sanctuary Dentist Pukekohe
Cherie Roberts, Private Lactation Consultant
Trish Warder, Private Lactation Consultant
Ryan Young, Osteopath
Wellbaby, Osteopaths
Henderson Family Centre
North Shore Family Centre
Mr. Julian Holland, ENT
Jill Headifen, Osteopath
Rebecca McKay-Watts, Osteopath
Karen Gardner, Osteopath
Tim Judd, Osteopath
Theresa Yaroshevich, Lactation Consultant
Yvonne Marie LeFort, GP, Lactation Consultant
Rotorua
Martin Lambert, Osteopath
Waikato
Waikato Hospital
Funded tongue tie clinic - can be referred by lactation consultant
Changing Faces
Midlands Paediatric Services
Mr. Steve Evans, Maxillofacial surgeon
Dr. Leo Revell, GP
TLC Osteopaths
Bay of Plenty
Trudy Hart, Hartyhealth Mobile Laction Consultant
Tauranga
Dianne Reid, Osteopath
Manawatu
Jackie Wheeler, IBCLC and LLL Leader
Dr Sam Illing and Dr Martin Mine, Hokowhitu Medical Centre, Palmerston North
Hawkes Bay / East Coast
David Edgar, Dentist
Bodyworkers that have helped:
Wairarapa
Julie Foley, Wairarapa DHB lactation consultant Mobile 021 515 990
Can assess feeding and check tongue function, and refer on as needed. Support with feeding before and after TT release
Wellington/Kapiti
Mary Clare McCarthy, Midwife & Lactation Consultant
Anterior tongue-tie treatment at hospitals, all free if under 6 weeks old:
Lou Nicholls - Kōwhai Chiropractic, 272 Karori Road (Karori Bridge Club)
Phone 027 244 6967
Website: www.kowhaichiro.co.nz
Email: [email protected]
Lou Nicholls has spent the last 5 years working alongside paediatric dentists and LCs doing bodywork for oral ties
Kate Anderson – IBCLC and Craniosacral therapist
Clinic in Pinehaven
Facebook page: @Evokehealthnz
Website www.evokehealthnz.co.nz
Quoted cost for LC is $80/hr
Upper South Island
Garth Smith - Nelson paediatrician.
Leza - Nurse at Te Korowai Trust
Ruth Brodbeck - Lactation Consultant IBCLC
Jackie Martin, Lactation consultant
Canterbury
Dr. Mark Harris of Harris Dental Limited
Ruth O'Donovan & Vicki Patterson, Lactation Consultants
Julia Daly - Christchurch based Lactation Consultant - 022 060 6657
www.morethanmilk.co.nz
[email protected]
Pauline Hole, Lactation Consultant Timaru
Dr Philip Morrison, Paediatrician, Timaru
Sandra Scott, Ashburton Midwife
Otago
Ally Dunning, Bell Hill Dental (www.bellhilldental.co.nz)
The Breast Room® www.thebreastroom.org [email protected]
Craig Waterhouse, Project Dental, Dunedin
Lorraine Green and her team, Osteopath at Bodywise Osteopathy 03 456 1626
Consultancy House Osteopath 03 477 7020
Heather Wilson, Cranial Sacral Therapist 03 476 4607
If you have ANY information to add to this list, or edits to suggest, PLEASE contact us through our Facebook group!
Northland
In Whangarei there are free lactation consultant drop in clinics. The lactation consultants can refer on for further assessment to Speech Language Therapists or to a local GP or ENT for treatment.
- Te Puawai Ora, 18 Commerce Street, Whangarei. Clinic times are Tuesday and Thursday from 10am until 2pm.
Auckland
Dr Hisham Abdalla, Laser LifeCare.
- Nokia Building, Street Level (by Vector Arena), 32 Mahuhu Crescent, Auckland CBD; website; Ph 09 377 2012
- Laser TT/LT
Sanctuary Dentist Pukekohe
- Dr Yvonne Vannoort, Dentist
- Ph 09 238 4619 166 24 Seddon Street Pukekohe
- Yvonne always works in conjunction with a Lactation Consultant.
- Waterlase release
Cherie Roberts, Private Lactation Consultant
- Support before and after tongue tie release
- Primarily covers Pukekohe but will travel to other South Auckland/ North Waikato areas
- 021 155 9370
Trish Warder, Private Lactation Consultant
- Phone 021 445 121; website
- "She is incredible and worthwhile to help with post release exercises and helped me with reflux and oversupply too."
Ryan Young, Osteopath
- Prime Osteopathy in Grey Lynn
Wellbaby, Osteopaths
- Wellbaby at Wellwest Henderson Auckland
- "We are primarily focussed on treating babies / children using very gentle hands on treatment (including cranial technique) and we often see babies needing support with tongue function and latch following tongue tie release. We recently attended the Tongue Tie Clinical forum at the 2014 NZ Lactation Consultants Conference - which was very interesting and helpful in furthering our knowledge of tongue tie."
Henderson Family Centre
- Lactation consultants available to assist with feeding and can refer to treatment providers for assessment and treatment
- Address: 5 Woodford Avenue, Henderson, Phone: (09) 836 5730
North Shore Family Centre
- Lactation consultants available to assist with feeding and can refer to treatment providers for assessment and treatment
- Address: 8B Constellation Drive, Mainrangi Bay, Phone: (027) 590 9289
Mr. Julian Holland, ENT
- Scissor release of tongue and lip ties
- 09 638 8125
Jill Headifen, Osteopath
- 09 473 3529
- 021 053 1618 (send a text)
- Jill has 30+ years of experience with babies. She works in the same building as Dr. Yvonne Lefort.
Rebecca McKay-Watts, Osteopath
- 09 630 0067
- Mother-Well Holistic Health
- 820 Mt. Eden Road, Auckland
Karen Gardner, Osteopath
- 09 638 7831
- Bodyworx, Unit 17, 13 Coles Avenue,Mt Eden, Auckland
Tim Judd, Osteopath
- 09 834 5191
- 274 Te Atatu Road, Te Atatu South
- http://timjudd-osteopath.co.nz/
Theresa Yaroshevich, Lactation Consultant
- Service area covers Auckland and up to Warkworth. She provides comprehensive
support for a wide range of feeding issues, and night-time challenges, with a special interest in oversupply,
"colic", and suspected reflux. Extensive experience supporting babies with oral restrictions. - Contact: https://www.facebook.com/theresa.ibclc/
- Booking: https://TheresaLactationConsultant.as.me/
Yvonne Marie LeFort, GP, Lactation Consultant
- New Zealand's only Fellow of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine
- Provides comprehensive assessment, treatment and follow-up for babies with tongue ties
- 30 minute consultation for anterior and posterior tongue tie
- Scissor cut
- No particular age limit depending on the cooperation of the child and the tolerance of the parents
- Based on Auckland's North Shore at Milford Family Medical Centre. To make an appointment, send an email to [email protected].
Rotorua
Martin Lambert, Osteopath
- Love Your Bones Osteopaths, 1415 Hinemoa St, Rotorua ph 021 303991
- Works in conjunction with the lactation consultants in Rotorua and Changing Faces in Hamilton to help improve latching function pre and post tongue tie release or if a release is not indicated.
- "I have personal experience of the benefits of osteopathic treatment for improving tongue function and latching after my own son was born with a tongue tie."
Waikato
Waikato Hospital
Funded tongue tie clinic - can be referred by lactation consultant
Changing Faces
- Phone 07 839 4080, 1 Hill Street, Hamilton
- Treatment of Tethered Oral Tissues - Tongue/ Lip restrictions.
Midlands Paediatric Services
- 66 Alison Street, Hamilton Lake 3204 (Alison Surgical Centre Complex), 0800 250 257
- Mr Stephen Adams, Paediatric Surgeon
- Provides frenotomy service alongside a Lactation Consultant - private practice
Mr. Steve Evans, Maxillofacial surgeon
- 170 Collingwood Street, 07 8391394
- Thermal laser
Dr. Leo Revell, GP
- K'Aute Medical Centre, 960 Victoria Street, Whitiora, (opposite Pak N Save); Phone 07 849 2767
TLC Osteopaths
- 15 Tanekaha Place, Pukete - www.tlcosteopaths.nz 0800 852 273
Bay of Plenty
Trudy Hart, Hartyhealth Mobile Laction Consultant
- 41 Strathmore Dr, R.D.2, Katikati
- Home visits, phone or skype.
- Phone 07 5495644 or 02102566491,
- Used to be a childrens' dentist, now a lactation consultant
Tauranga
- Whitney Davis, GP, IBCLC - breastfeeding and oral assessments only, no treatment www.nurturedclinic.co.nz
Dianne Reid, Osteopath
- Whakatane
- Does pre and post release work on bubs.
- Bookings can be made through www.debod.net.nz
Manawatu
Jackie Wheeler, IBCLC and LLL Leader
- Lactation Consultant - www.breastfeedingmanawatu.com. Works alongside GP Dr Minnee
- Contact ph 0272885737, [email protected]
Dr Sam Illing and Dr Martin Mine, Hokowhitu Medical Centre, Palmerston North
- 8 Pahiatua Street, Palmerston North Ph (06) 357 2092
- Cuts tongue ties and lip ties
Hawkes Bay / East Coast
David Edgar, Dentist
- Dental Centre, 1 Peel Street, Gisborne, phone 06 867 9329
- Laser
Bodyworkers that have helped:
- Benedicte Simon-Collin, Bay Babies
- John Hendrie
- David knight
- Di Reefman, Bay Babies
- Rosina, Hawkes Bay Chiro
- Hawkes Bay Chiropractic can do Hazelbaker assessments.
Wairarapa
Julie Foley, Wairarapa DHB lactation consultant Mobile 021 515 990
Can assess feeding and check tongue function, and refer on as needed. Support with feeding before and after TT release
Wellington/Kapiti
Mary Clare McCarthy, Midwife & Lactation Consultant
- Cuts anterior TT for babies up to 6 weeks old
- Ph 021 973 129, http://www.breastfeed.co.nz
- Offers follow-up support to achieve breastfeeding or at least improved tongue function for feeding.
Anterior tongue-tie treatment at hospitals, all free if under 6 weeks old:
- Kenepuru Hospital Maternity Department ph 385 5999
Lou Nicholls - Kōwhai Chiropractic, 272 Karori Road (Karori Bridge Club)
Phone 027 244 6967
Website: www.kowhaichiro.co.nz
Email: [email protected]
Lou Nicholls has spent the last 5 years working alongside paediatric dentists and LCs doing bodywork for oral ties
Kate Anderson – IBCLC and Craniosacral therapist
Clinic in Pinehaven
Facebook page: @Evokehealthnz
Website www.evokehealthnz.co.nz
Quoted cost for LC is $80/hr
Upper South Island
Garth Smith - Nelson paediatrician.
- Website
- Phone (03) 544 8818
- Tongue tie release with scissors. Get a referral from GP or midwife or LC. Free
Leza - Nurse at Te Korowai Trust
- 398 Main Road Stoke, Nelson, 03 547 5958
- Very supportive of TT, may be able to direct for treatment.
Ruth Brodbeck - Lactation Consultant IBCLC
- Ph 0272433469
- Working with local providers for treatment and support
Jackie Martin, Lactation consultant
- Based at Ward 1, Wairau Hospital, Blenheim
- Ph 520 9979
Canterbury
Dr. Mark Harris of Harris Dental Limited
- 62 Bealey Avenue, Christchurch Central, Ph: 03 366 9982
- Uses a water laser for TT and LT
Ruth O'Donovan & Vicki Patterson, Lactation Consultants
- Work for Rural Canterbury PHO and cover the entire Canterbury, from Kaikoura to Ashburton & out to Hanmer Springs.
- Require a referral from an LMC, GP, Plunket Nurse, Le Leche League Leader or breastfeeding peer counsellor.
- A complete assessment of lactation is undertaken and then options explored. Tongue ties suitable for scissor release are referred to Christchurch Women's Hospital where the procedure is carried out by one of the Neonatal consultants. Babies whose ties are not suitable for scissor release, or for lip ties, referral is offered for laser treatment through Mark Harris at Harris Dental in ChCh. Follow up support and reassessment by Ruth or Vicki. For more information, details of support groups and peer counsellors contact 03 357 4970 ext 213.
Julia Daly - Christchurch based Lactation Consultant - 022 060 6657
www.morethanmilk.co.nz
[email protected]
Pauline Hole, Lactation Consultant Timaru
Dr Philip Morrison, Paediatrician, Timaru
- Phone (03) 684 4000
- Does scissor release
Sandra Scott, Ashburton Midwife
- Can cut TTs (possibly only anterior???)
Otago
Ally Dunning, Bell Hill Dental (www.bellhilldental.co.nz)
- Bell Hill Dental, 1stFloor, Queens Building, 109 Princes Street, Dunedin 03 477 8387
- Needs a referral from midwife, GP, LC or The Breast Room®
- Laser tie revision
- Ally is also a trained breastfeeding peer supporter, very gentle, lovely lady
The Breast Room® www.thebreastroom.org [email protected]
- provides support, information and assessment of tongue tie
- follow up support post-tie release
- refers to Bell Hill Dental for confirmed diagnosis and treatment
Craig Waterhouse, Project Dental, Dunedin
- Can diagnose and treat TT/LT
Lorraine Green and her team, Osteopath at Bodywise Osteopathy 03 456 1626
Consultancy House Osteopath 03 477 7020
Heather Wilson, Cranial Sacral Therapist 03 476 4607
If you have ANY information to add to this list, or edits to suggest, PLEASE contact us through our Facebook group!