Thrive Growth and Development

The amount of care and time that Jessika and her staff put into just a simple evaluation is incredible. After a difficult journey and much uncertainty with our child's oral ties, Jessika was able to help us understand what was happening with her thorough and clear evaluation. We received 7 different opinions from ENTs, lactation consultants, feeding pathologists, occupational therapists, and a pediatric dentist regarding if our child had a tongue tie or not. Overwhelmed with conflicting information and a few concerning symptoms that were not alleviated by a lie tie revision, we felt lost and frustrated. Jessika took videos and images inside the mouth, along with videos of feeding, to show us in real time what was going on with our child. We were able to see that our child does NOT have a tongue tie and does not need another procedure. This information and wonderful referrals gives us real direction on how to help our specific situation out. There was no question that Jessika and her team want what's best for our child, and they did not recommend her having a procedure she didn't need. We felt like a huge weight was lifted off us because we were able to see for ourselves with the thorough images that were taken what was actually going on, instead of someone quickly shoving their fingers in my daughter's mouth to make a 3 second decision on if she has oral ties or not. We felt seen, supported, and heard in a way that I didn't believe would ever happen. Jessika is a beacon in a dark history of misguided advice and provider interactions. Thank you so much. Highly recommend.

I can not express how thankful I am for Jessika and her incredible knowledge and care when it comes to mouth ties. My sweet fourth baby was having struggles that none of my other children had. Breastfeeding was not smooth or easy and every feeding left my little man with a stomach ache. After speaking to my midwife about our struggles she referred me to Jessika to have my baby evaluated. Come to find out my baby had a tongue, lip and cheek tie that were making feedings incredibly difficult. After a very thorough examination of my baby and all of the struggles we were having it was recommended to have a revision done of all three areas (tongue, lip and cheek). There was immediate improvements for my baby following his revision and the follow up from Jessika is literally unmatched. She checked in on my baby regularly to make sure he was continuing to improve and to make sure I didn’t have any questions. We hit a couple bumps in recovery but Jessika and Alex were always ready to figure out the best way forward to aid in the healing and improvement for breast feeding. I’m so thankful to have had Jessika help correct and overcome all of my babies mouth ties. I’m so happy to report that I anticipate a wonderful and long breastfeeding journey ahead because of Jessika’s amazing work.

I cannot recommend Dr. Jessika enough! After seeing symptoms of a low lying tongue and having pain while breastfeeding, we brought our 6 week old in for a consultation (referred by Jana Hothan Speech Therapy). Dr. Jessika and her lactation specialist Alex spent nearly 3 hours with us evaluating our baby, watching her nurse, and going over a thorough questionnaire. They explained everything so clearly and did not pressure us in any way to go through with the procedure. We did decide to go through with cutting a tongue and lip and they performed the procedure that day. The laser cut was so fast and they made sure my baby was soothed and comforted immediately after. They both clearly love babies and providing excellent care for them! Even if we did not need to get the ties cut, the consultation would have been worth it because they explained everything so well and we learned a lot. Performing the stretches on our baby’s wounds to make sure they healed correctly was the hardest part of the whole process, but Dr. Jessika provided support the whole way and checked in with us often. We had two follow up appointments where they again spent a lot of time with us making sure she was healing well. We couldn’t believe how easy the whole process was and saw results with breastfeeding almost immediately. Our procedure was done almost four months ago and I texted Dr. Jessika today with a question and she helped us out immediately. Her care for her patients in incredible!

So amazed by this team! Jessika and her staff are beyond thorough. I’ve done two revisions elsewhere and this was 100% better! Love their holistic approach, the knowledge they bring to the table, and their care/dedication to not only the patient but the parents as well!

Dr. Jessika and Alex have been wonderful to work with in addressing our daughter's breastfeeding issues. We were referred to Dr. Jessika by Dr. Ashley of Babies and Bellies Chiropractic as well as some close friends who had to do a tie revision for their little girl. Dr. Jessika is very knowledgeable and answered any questions we had regarding both the tongue and lip ties she found, as well as the revision procedure. She also made sure we understood our responsibilities for the post-op as well, and how important they were to our daughter's successful recovery. From a cost standpoint, after dealing with insurance just on the consumer side I can understand why Dr. Jessika only accepts self-pay, but she was more than happy to complete the claim form I needed to seek reimbursement. I did feel like her price was reasonable and I appreciated that it was a one-and-done payment that included all of our follow-up appointments and lactation consults, the procedure, and even the supplies that they send home with you for post-op. We worked with Alex as our lactation consultant, and not only is she vivacious and fun to talk to, she is also very knowledgeable on breastfeeding and full of strategies, tips, and tricks to help you better feed your little one. Additionally I want to give them a shout out because we had left some gauze squares we needed for post-op stretches in the office after our first appointment, and one of the employees dropped the supplies off at our house on their way home, which was very appreciated. Overall my wife and I had a very positive experience working with Dr. Jessika ans her team, and if your little one has a tie of some sort, I highly recommend getting them in as soon as possible.