Cambridge Paediatric and Breastfeeding Clinic

We booked an appointment with the lactation consultant, Diana, after my son was having trouble latching at the beginning. She was so helpful and made sure that we left only after he had established a good latch! I was told at the hospital that he had a bit of a tie on his upper lip which may affect feeding and need to be corrected. As soon as we got there, Diana did a thorough exam of his mouth and determined the tie wasn't likely bad enough that he couldn't feed. The hospital had also set me up with a nipple shield which kind of worked, but was a huge pain. By the time we left the office he had latched on no problem without it! Less than a week after the appointment he's been feeding like a champ ever since, thanks to Diana's advice!!

Dr. Mantynen is the best! My daughter was under Dr. Mantynen’s care from 3 months old. He was always available and helpful. Recently we are going to his clinic more often since my daughter is getting sick going through her first year of school. Receptionist Maria is very dedicated and make sure you get an appointment if it’s an emergency even within a couple of hours notice. The doctor is always helpful, caring and supportive. He really makes time for his patients.

We had a great experience both times visiting. We went two years ago when my daughter had a tongue tie and today for my son. Diana the lactation consultant was great at listening and understanding my concerns when I was turned away from other doctors for not having a secere enough tongue tie. I am so glad I went because she helped me understand what was the issue and showed us the right exercises to help my son get better after the procedure with doctor Mantynen. The whole team is great and always makes time for us as soon as possible.Thank you :)

I personally have had great experience with this clinic. We started there to have a tongue tie treated and I found NP to be very knowledgeable and informative. Since then, Dr Mantynen has become my daughters pediatrician and I find him incredible! Always up to date on newest information and answers my questions in a competent and empathetic manner.For those complaining of wait times, I think it is important to realize that emergencies happen. Should my daughter have one, I would hope that it would trump the follow ups waiting for routine follow up or consults as well. For that reason, I do not mind waiting when needed (although I have only waited once).

Visited this clinic for some breastfeeding help and to have a tongue tie assessed. The lactation consultant, Diana, was so thoughtful, caring and knowledgeable. I was nervous attending the appointment, but she was encouraging and gave many tips and exercises to help baby latch. They determined my baby did have a minor tongue tie and suggested having the procedure, but let me make the final decision. The procedure itself was so fast and not as bad as I expected. While I hope I am more successful with feeding and do not need to return, if required, I would definitely go back for further help. Thank you!

We took our son to the clinic as we were referred by our doctor to help with breastfeeding problems we were having.Diana the RNP/ lactation consultant was great! Super understanding to the stress of the situation and helped us learn a number of techniques to help with his latch/feeding and gave us specific supplementation instruction as well (which is amazing because we were told to ambiguously “supplement” by many other doctors and nurses over time without any direction on how much/when/ how long etc).Our little guy has been gaining weight like crazy ever since our visits and we are so thankful to everyone there!

The previous reviews of the tongue/lip tie release experiences are 100% accurate. The nurse practitioner was very unprofessional - told me how tired she was and acted like it. They did the releases after quickly looking inside the mouth - it all happens so fast. They do not recommend stretches and provide no instructions for aftercare. After still experiencing breastfeeding challenges over two months later, with signs that my baby still had ties, I took her to a dentist. Her lip had fully reattached and she still had a posterior tongue tie. I HIGHLY recommend skipping this clinic, it's pointless. Milltown Dental in Milton is a preferred provider by the Cleavage Club (on Facebook) - and the assessment provided there was very thorough and informative. I wish we had gone here from the start instead of putting my baby through this twice. Cambridge Paediatrics mentions how much dentists charge versus what they get from OHIP but it became clear to me that there is a reason.

We had nearly the exact same experience as many other posters. Referred here for a tongue tie and struggles with breastfeeding. End up getting treated for a lip tie - no mention of a tongue tie. Your baby has a scalpel in their mouth before you even have a chance to ask what's going on. Left in the room to feed, the nurse finally returns 45 minutes later and says everything is fine, we could leave. Never once watched me latch or gave any feeding advice. Left us with a pile of papers to read - printed off the internet from the International Breastfeeding Clinic.Ended up paying to go to that exact clinic in Toronto - worth the drive and money! I had a lactation consultant AND student watch and give me tips for over an hour. My child ended up having a tongue tie that needed to be released (as per the midwifes recommendation from the start) and the physician (Jack Newman himself) made sure to check me out first, to ensure nothing was wrong with my breasts/milk/etc. and watched me feed my baby. Totally different experience - make the drive to Toronto.

This review is for Dianna (Lactation Consultant). Dianna was absolutely fabulous to work with! My son was born with a severe tongue tie and we were having latch issues, as well as supply issues after a difficult c-section recovery. We worked together on a plan for our family needs but ultimately decided formula was the way to go with my son. Dianna never made me feel guilty/bad about my decision to go the formula route and was extremely supportive. I’d recommend her to anyone who needs support!