Hi Sonya, how disappointing for you!  I think the concern about 
referring on is a CYA issue..... if a paediatrician refers a patient 
to another practitioner who then harms the baby, the paediatrician 
him/herself can be held accountable for a proportion of the 
liability... You did well to explain the safety and gentleness of the 
procedures that can help...

For refs and more info, have you tried contacting Alison 
Hazelbaker?  I recently had the opportunity to hear this pioneer 
speak on tongue tie, lip tie, and other causes and resolutions of 
sucking difficulties at the 8th Breastfeeding Congress in Bilbao, 
Spain. Alison spoke about the possibilities of cranio-sacral 
therapy/body work to resolve birth injuries which might lead to 
dysfunctional suck and other problems which impact breastfeeding 
effectiveness.  As some of you may know, I'm something of a tongue 
tie dissident, and I have serious concerns about this diagnosis being 
too readily applied..... But after listening carefully to Alison's 
insightful sessions, which endorsed my concerns and offered 
alternative aetiologies for what we see, and alternative remedies to 
resolve the difficulties, I'm completely won over to the nuances of 
which insult might cause what effect, and the value of referring on 
to another therapist (not only a tongue tie practitioner) for body 
work to resolve these difficulties.

Best wishes

Pamela Morrison IBCLC
Rustington, England
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I had one of our pediatricians corner me today very concerned that 
she had heard we might be suggesting to mothers that they should take 
their babies to see an osteopath. She wasn't sure why we would even 
suggest such a thing, so I explained to her how body work could 
really help babies and that it is a very gentle non invasive 
treatment. She suggested that we need research to back up my claim 
that this is a beneficial suggestion to parents and would like copies 
of what research is available. So, I am asking a huge favour, does 
anyone have any research articles on hand on how osteopathy benefits 
babies that I could take in to her?

Thanks in advance,
Sonya
who has to wonder why medical doc's are so adverse to anything that 
isn't considered mainstream, and what is so wrong in giving parents 
more information rather than less?


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