Also consider mammary constriction syndrome http://www.breastfeedinginc.ca/product.php?prodID=42  Edith Kernerman from Dr. Jack Newman's clinic in Toronto has done a lot of work with this.


Tania Archbold B.Sc, IBCLC
Mothers Nectar Lactation Consultant Services
Guelph, ON Canada
519-400-7098




On 2013-05-24, at 12:04 PM, Jeanette Panchula <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I am by no means an expert at this, but knowing that on a three-day US Holiday weekend it may be hard to get a reply from others...and it's Friday (I only have crises at the door/computer/phone at 4 pm on Fridays <grin>)  - I'd say:
> 
> Get to a Chiropractor, Osteopath, massage therapist, etc. - for mom AND baby.
> 
> Potential issues:
> - Baby has some full-body alignment problems (not visible in face asymmetry, but in body tension as you described) that will require some treatment to relax the body and increase the ability to nurse.
> - Baby has problems at the base of the head (Atlas) - the fast delivery could have caused this, as well as intrauterine position or ??? who knows...
> - Mom has some tight pectoral muscles behind the breast that require treatment
> 
> Other things I have no knowledge of...but when out of my depth...refer is my motto! (However, if possible go with the mom to learn more and to provide her with support...)
> 
> Jeanette Panchula, BSW, RN, PHN, IBCLC
> Vacaville, CA
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> Date:    Thu, 23 May 2013 20:54:04 -0400
> From:    Betsy Hoffmeister <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Please Help -- mama with excruciating breast pain with no visible cause
> 
> she was a little chompy but not crazy bad. I stared at her forever trying find SOME assymetry because obviously torticollis was my first thought. I seriously couldn't see it if it was there. I don't know how to post photos here or I would. I could send them to you if you were interested.
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