Tongue Tie
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2019 Articles
Craniosacral Fascial Therapy Story
I heard of CFT through Suz at a baby group. My baby had issues with breastfeeding, digestive problems/passing wind, torticolis,…
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2019 Articles
“When Will I Be Finished with Therapy?”
No one knows for sure. When a new patient presents on the first visit, no one knows how many layers…
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2019 Articles
Tongue-Tie and Pectus Excavatum
I noticed something unusual last week in my pectus excavatum baby. After working on him without much success, I started…
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2019 Articles
Suck, Swallow, and Breathe Revisited
Newborns need to suck, swallow, and breathe well to thrive. An acceptable suck-swallow-breathe coordinating ratio is 1:1:1 or 2:1:1. Poor…
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2019 Articles
Delayed Toddler Tongue-Tie
I saw a 14-month-old for a check-up visit because his mom noticed that he was having tongue issues. Before she…
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2019 Articles
The Clinical Effects of Twin In-Utero Compression
I did an intensive for Midwest twins last week. I drew from my experience with six sets of twins in…
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2019 Articles
Infant Crying During CFT
I am writing about my newborn baby boy. After three sessions of craniosacral fascial therapy (CFT) with Dr. Barry Gillespie,…
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2018 Articles
A Tongue-Tied Baby
A nine-week-old baby presented with colic, reflux, indigestion, and gas.
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2018 Articles
Dental Care Needs to Start at Birth
At what age should a dentist first examine a child? When I was in dental school almost 50 years ago,…
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2018 Articles
The Tongue—Continued
I recently wrote about a 20-month-old who could not move his tongue. He has eating issues, delayed speech, and has…
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