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"Kermaline J. Cotterman" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 12 Aug 2001 18:07:30 -0400
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Sharon,

I am fascinated by new insights I get in your answers I have read over
the past several weeks.
(I have not read very widely in this area, but would like to explore it
more, if anyone has favorite references.)

An example:

<When a baby is born, the neurologic system is like a fresh chalk board.
All of their experiences (all senses and motor function) "ignite" the
system and begin to be recorded. Nerve pathways become "facilitated" as
an experience is repeated over and over again.  If an infant's
temporomandibular joint is tractioned during delivery and they do not
have proper excursion of the jaw (opening and closing the mouth...you see
it move right or left; the yawn or cry does not reveal a perfect "O" of a
mouth), their latch will probably not be optimum.  The muscle that
controls lip action will be pulled one way or the other so when it
contracts the lip will be "sucked" in. Just as in any exercise, the
incorrect muscle action will be reinforced at each feeding.   It is very
true that many infants "self correct" by suckling (another benefit of
breastfeeding): the tongue on the roof of the mouth serves to help
facilitate articulation of the cranial bones by pushing one bone into
another (the hard palate pushes the vomer which pushes the sphenobasilar
junction, etc.) which causes a domino effect of correction. Sometimes,
the trauma was too severe and they cannot self correct. This is when a
chiropractor or cranial therapist or massage therapist or a loving
mother's hand might assist them.>

If you gave us an introduction to yourself when you first posted, I
missed it. I would like to know what the initials "DICCP" stand for, and
what your role at the children's hospital is, and anything else you would
care to share with the rest of us.

Jean
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K. Jean Cotterman RNC, IBCLC
Dayton, Ohio USA

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