Latching Difficulty
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2022 Articles
Oral Ties Revisited
A mom emailed me a typical case of oral ties and professional tunnel vision. Yes, craniosacral fascial therapy can help.…
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2022 Articles
Three Short California Baby Stories
Note from Dr. Barry Gillespie: Thank you, Tori Matthews of Orange County, California, for sharing some short clinical “wins”: A…
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2021 Articles
Small Mouth Opening
After the second tongue-tie revision, the surgeon said the baby had a small mouth opening—here’s why. A five-month-old presents with…
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2021 Articles
A Tight Young Man
A young lad presented with the following history: His grandmother saw that “the doctor yanked him out with a twist.”…
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2021 Articles
A Typical Gillespie Approach Fussy Baby
A two-month-old presented with sucking issues. He latched better after his tongue tie and lip tie revisions, but still had…
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2021 Articles
Infant Neck and TMJ Pain
Note from Dr. Barry Gillespie: All of these posted stories are derived from my practice in the Philadelphia suburbs. If…
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2021 Articles
Mothers and Babies Struggle With Feeding
I receive emails from around the world about infant issues. Last night I chatted with an American mom after reading…
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2021 Articles
CST (Craniosacral Therapy) and CFT (Craniosacral Fascial Therapy)
A Gillespie Approach–Craniosacral Fascial Therapy infant practitioner emailed me this recently: “I saw a four-month-old for two days of intensive…
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2020 Articles
The Concept of Energetics for Gillespie Approach Providers
This essay introduces energetics as our next possible level of patient care. It also explains for lay readers how we…
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2020 Articles
Difficulty Latching On
Correcting the “latching on” issue may be more complex than currently thought. A deep latch occurs when the mother’s nipple…
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