Eithne writes:
"What am I missing? The mother is lining the baby up well, but it's still
not happening."
~~~ Eithne, and all,
It seems as if you are not missing anything. You note how the baby's head
was affected in shape, and how the baby may be showing some fatigue tremors
due to the work needed to feed with the anatomical shift you have seen. The
hospital may be right in saying this is not a major medical issue, but
these kind of subtle issues can have a very noticeable and real impact on how
a baby moves, opens their mouth(or not), uses their tongue, jaws, etc. Even
when range of motion (mobility) is not affected in the tongue, a lack of
jaw/neck mobility that may be present can lead to power and stamina issues.
Baby perhaps cannot open well enough or use tongue well enough to draw in
adequate breast tissue and therefore compensates by clamping, resulting in
the pinching and fatigue tremors you are seeing. Again I think you see it,
just the medical staff doesn't think it's important/related to feeding. If
mom is open to seeing a good CST practitioner, that can be a real help in
baby's anatomical issues.
Peace,
Judy
Judy LeVan Fram, PT, IBCLC, LLLL
Brooklyn, NY, USA
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