This LITERALLY just happened in my practice!!! Called
the DC who was treating in panic; he saw them right away
and agreed with my observations. For some reason this poor
little one tightened right back up.
Advise mom to go back to her bodyworker
Kathy Koncelik, CBD, CPD, CLC
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> On Oct 10, 2017, at 6:04 AM, Carmela Baeza <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> H
> i Kira,
>
>
> This baby has gone not only thru tongue release, but also thru several (how
> many?) sessions of body work. So I would say, don´t look at the release as
> being the cause (since in your opinion it was weel done), maybe look at the
> body work.
> In my clinical experience in referring babies for body work, some get
> better, some don´t change and, sadly, some get worse. Specially if the
> bodywork is FREQUENT. Precisely yesterday I had a work meeting with one of
> the best physiotherapists/osteopaths in Madrid (Carmen Lillo). This woman
> is very very experienced in bodywork for babies, and specially babies with
> rbeastfeeding issues. SHe is one of those great professionals who combine
> techniques (physio, osteo, craniosacral...), using what works for each
> breastfeeding dyad.
> She explained that when you work on a baby, sessions should be spaced at
> least fifteen days, should be highly respectful of baby, and should give
> baby time to integrate physical changes. And if baby is not better, they
> should be stopped.
>
> Unfortunately I see babies that do get worse, cases similar to yours, and I
> believe it is because of an excess (too frequent or too vigorous) bodywork
> (or maye inappropiate - if the provider does not have a good diagnosis, how
> does he know what to treat...). If you refer a baby for bodywork suspecting
> a torticollis and he gets worse... hummmm.
>
> By this I do not mean to belittle the good outcomes babies have with
> bodywork in many other cases, of course.
>
>
> I would let this baby REST from interventions (i would certainly NOT ever
> revise upper lip tie even if there was one), suggest baby wearing and work
> on positioning for mom´s maximum comfort. If baby is efecgive and painless
> only on one breast, let him breastfeed there and give mom the option of
> pumping the other for some/all feeds if she needs a break from nipple pain
> and positioning is not enough.
>
> Warmly from Madrid,
>
> Kika
>
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