In recognition of her contribution to the association, Luci was voted as an honorary member in 2019. Luci was one of the founding members of ATP when it was set up in 2012 and was treasurer from 2012 until 2020 when she became chair. Luci is a registered nurse, midwife and international board lactation consultant and provides a private infant feeding and frenulotomy service in Buckinghamshire. She also works with osteopaths to provide a combined approach to infant feeding support.

Contact: chair@tongue-tie.org.uk for ATP related support/for members to access CEDR mediation information/support

A nurse since 1998 Vicky has been supporting mothers and babies since 2010

first as a La Leche League Leader and more recently (since 2016) as an IBCLC.

She became a member of the ATP in 2013 and has previously been the

website co-ordinator, media officer, and is now the ATP secretary. Since training at Southampton General NHS Trust in 2014, she has a private practice based in Kent, and in 2016 she worked with Medway Community Healthcare Trust as they set up their tongue-tie clinic to run alongside their long-standing

breastfeeding clinic.

Contact: secretary@tongue-tie.org.uk

Former chair and membership secretary, Deb has been involved with the ATP since 2015 and began practicing after completing the Wolverhampton course in 2016. Deb has experience of working within both the NHS and private practice. She is currently studying for her PhD in Tongue-tie at Northumbria University, with a focus on post-procedure wound care.

Contact: treasurer@tongue-tie.org.uk

Erinn is a tongue-tie practitioner and lactation consultant working in private practice since 2010, covering Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire. A former treasurer for the ATP between 2020 and 2022, she is now the assistant treasurer. She is a mother of four children, and interests include swimming and yoga!

Contact: listings@tongue-tie.org.uk

Jas has been a registered midwife since 2007, a qualified tongue-tie practitioner since 2016 and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant since 2017. She has worked in private practice care since 2016 based in Northampton. Jas completed training in craniosacral therapy in July 2022, supporting babies with any tensions, physical and birth related trauma in relation to feeding. Jas has been the Membership Secretary for the ATP since 2019, and loves welcoming the new members to the ATP! 

Contact: membership@tongue-tie.org.uk

Diana has supported the committee in various roles since 2019, and is

currently the website co-ordinator. Based in the Midlands, Diana works

privately as a tongue-tie practitioner and IBCLC. Also a registered adult nurse,

and neonatal specialities (QiS), Diana has also trained as an orofacial myofunctional practitioner, baby Massage and infant yoga instruction.  During her adult nursing career she became an established author with published articles in professional journals.

Contact: website@tongue-tie.org.uk

Andi Simpson is both a midwife and IBCLC and works for her local NHS trust as a tongue-tie practitioner. Andi is currently the sales officer for the ATP, dealing with orders through the online shop. When she is not working or packing leaflets, she is a mother to 5 grown children, and 2 grandchildren, and at home has 4 spaniels who take up most of her time!

Contact: sales@tongue-tie.org.uk

In recognition of her contribution to the association, Suzanne was voted as an honorary member in 2019. Suzanne was one of the founding members of ATP when it was set up in 2012 and was the original chair and currently is a committee member. Suzanne is a registered midwife and international board lactation consultant and provides a private infant feeding and frenulotomy service in the Midlands and surrounding areas. 

Contact: media@tongue-tie.org.uk

Elaine qualified as a Midwife in 2005, a tongue-tie practitioner in 2016 and Lactation Consultant in 2018. She currently works as infant feeding co-ordinator for a local NHS trust, leading the Service to maintain Unicef baby friendly gold accreditation. When she is not working Elaine is busy looking after her 2 cockapoos.

Sam Cambridge has been a midwife for 12 years and has been infant feeding lead for the trust she works in for 6 years. She qualified in frenulotomy in 2018 and has been an IBCLC since 2019.

Sharon is a registered midwife (RM), International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and Tongue-Tie Practitioner. 

Passionate about providing families with skilled, timely support in feeding their babies, Sharon worked as a community midwife and then infant feeding lead midwife before leaving the NHS in 2021 to set up in private practice as IBCLC and Tongue-Tie Practitioner.

Sharon is mum to 3 children and lives in Cheshire with her partner, youngest son, 2 dogs and 1 cat. 

Dee, a seasoned midwife with over 21 years of experience, spent more than 16 years serving within the NHS before venturing into private practice specialising in infant feeding and tongue-tie.

Driven by a passion for providing tailored support to families, Dee founded Birth, Baby & You, a personalised service aimed at offering expert guidance and dedicated time to clients in need. Over the course of her career, she has supported numerous families through infant feeding challenges and performed thousands of tongue-tie releases as a specialist over the past 14 years.

In 2021, Dee fulfilled a long-held dream by founding 'The Infant Feeding Academy', where she shares her expertise with fellow practitioners, empowering them to offer high-quality support to families.

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