Later in 2020, Ms. also complained. Lavelle on board, describing how she was traumatized by her daughter’s release.
The lactation board, that reports its disciplinary decisions, did not take action against Ms. Henstrom. A spokeswoman for the board, Susan Brayshaw, declined to comment on the complaints, citing a confidentiality policy. “Some complaints take longer than others due to the nature of the allegations and related investigations,” he said.
Since 2002, the board has withdrawn the certifications of only three lactation consultants.
Ms. Lavelle also filed a complaint against Dr. Zink on the Idaho board of dentistry. The board collected medical records and statements from Ms. Lavelle and Dr. Zinc. said Dr. Zink told the board that the June procedure “didn’t happen” but that a very small percentage of patients don’t respond well to the procedure. He says none of his hundreds of other patients complain about the tongue.
The executive director of the board informed Ms. Lavelle said via email that the group “did not feel that further investigation was necessary.” Dr. was found to be innocent. Zinc.
Late last year, Ms. recommended Henstrom released a tongue, lip and cheek tie for a baby named Vivi. Sitting in the waiting room of Dr. Zink a few days later, Vivi’s mother, Aubrey Nobili, heard her baby’s cries over the faint hum of a noise machine.
When Ms. Vivi came into the room, the crying baby couldn’t breathe. Approached by Ms. Nobili his son and he smelled burnt flesh.
Vivi never breastfed again.
Six months later, a specialist at St. Vivi is Luke’s because she has difficulty swallowing and sometimes chokes while drinking from a bottle. The specialist later wrote in his medical records that the problems were “probably due to” the laser surgery.
Ms. Nobili is a stay-at-home mother, and her husband, Ryan, works at Costco. They have four other small children. They said they ran up more than $5,000 in credit card debt paying for Vivi’s feeding therapies.
He turned 1 in November. Her family decorated their home with red and pink balloons and dressed her as a strawberry.
There was only one thing missing: a birthday cake. Vivi still can’t eat solid food.
