Tongue Tie Center of Baltimore Maryland

Dr Ritter is the best. As new parents dealing with tongue and lip tie we didn’t know what to expect. she thoroughly explained the process and what to expect after, and really made the whole visit stress-free. I couldn’t have asked for a better experience and I’m so grateful she was recommended to us.

Drs. Jesse & Saleha Ritter were trusted to release my daughter's tongue & lip tie at 5 weeks old. The Tongue Tie Center staff and environment made me feel very comfortable with the decision during the consultation that I had the releases done the same day. One of my favorite things about the practice is that they dedicate their office and attention to only infants on Thursdays. I was very nervous about the stretches, but Saleha took her time and made sure I was comfortable with the post care before leaving the office. Follow up phone calls to check on my daughter were the cherry on top to excellent service.
The Tongue Tie Center also connected me to other support professionals (Lactation Consultant, CST & Chiropractor) for body work that would make the most of the releases. After each appointment, Lis in the office, would send a report to our selected support professionals so that they were all in the loop of the progression. My daughter has now completely healed from the release, and I am so glad we made the decision to get this done early and with the Tongue Tie Center of Baltimore.

My lactation consultant recommended Dr Ritter to fix my baby girl’s potential tongue and lip tie. Dr Ritter’s office was responsive for my request to schedule and got us in the next week. I called a couple days later to see if they had anything sooner and got lucky. Dr Ritter personally called me after I got all the information via email to ensure I didn’t have any questions. Our appointment the next day was very informative and we had my daughter’s tongue tie revised. Dr Ritter called a couple hours after we had been home to check in and always offered her personal phone to touch base. Very happy with the care we received by the entire office.

My twins both had their tongue ties released with Dr. Ritter. What I liked best about Dr. Ritter is that there was no pressure to have the procedure done. In fact, she examined and diagnosed them both with tongue ties, but was completely in agreement with our thoughts to release the boy's tongue and lip tie because it was much more severe and to wait and see with the girl even though she had a tongue tie too. We did end up getting the girl's tie released as well because it was starting to affect breastfeeding.

One thing some parents may not be comfortable with is that parents are not with the baby when the frenectomy is performed. Personally, after watching my first son's frenectomy 5 years ago, I had no desire to be there for these two. I felt that the experience was a little traumatic for me and didn't have any added benefit for the baby to have me there and I actually felt I was kind of in the way. With Dr. Ritter, we sat in the front office while the procedure was done in another part of the office (I'm assuming so we didn't have to hear our baby screaming, although they said some babies don't even cry at all) and waited for just a few minutes while it was done. Then they brought baby back to us and gave us time to breastfeed him.

The office staff is also very professional and welcoming. The office space is lovely as well.
Dr. Ritter is very accessible for any questions and calls the night after the procedure to check on the baby. They were also able to fit us into their schedule very quickly. I believe they do all these appointments on Thursdays, which made it easier for us scheduling wise to know when our follow up was, how long it had been afterwards, etc. With twins, I have a hard time keeping track of anything!

Parking - make sure to park on the street or behind their building, not the lot in front and next door.

Dr. Saleha Ritter made what could have been a miserable and stressful experience very manageable and positive. She was the first person in almost 3 months to make me feel like my concerns were valid and I wasn't just being an anxious mom. We were able to be seen within one week and the day of the procedure was extremely smooth (I highly recommend also having a lactation consultant there, Christina Berlett was AMAZING). Dr. Ritter went through a very comprehensive exam, asking lots of questions before even looking at his mouth. She explained his ties (he had a lip and posterior tongue tie) and the procedure in detail, what to expect afterwards, etc. and answered all of my questions thoroughly. After talking with her I felt extremely confident in our decision to have them released and how to handle the recovery. The procedure itself was super quick, and they made sure our follow up appointment was already scheduled so I could leave as soon as it was done and I had nursed him. She called that night to see how he was doing, and was readily available for any questions I had before we saw her again for his follow up. My husband had to take him to his next appointment, but she called me that night to make sure I didn't have any questions and to see how I felt his feedings were going. Having the procedure done has made such a difference and I couldn't be happier this is where we chose to go. I've been recommending this place to every parent I know!