“I did all the things: I found the ties, I found a release provider, I had the release, I did the wound care activities, and my baby and...

If you have a moment, I would like to tell you about my personal experience with extended breastfeeding. The following is part my own...

Many therapists on social media, including myself get comments on their educational posts criticizing our desire to push babies to their...

You may have heard it suggested that the return of the appearance of a frenulum, or the recurrence of symptoms following release means...

"Extended" breastfeeding has lots of benefits for parent and child! While this info isn’t directly PT related, it is very much health...

It is no wonder consumers and providers are confused about who and what a bodyworker is/does. Bodywork is pretty nebulously defined on...

Lots of parents become concerned when planning an oral tether release procedure for their baby if they cannot access hands-on aftercare...

Why you should stop posting photos of your kid's mouth to Facebook groups asking "Is this a tie?" and what questions you should be asking...

There is a wealth of literature that demonstrates that infants are not merely passive recipients of nutrition. Feeding is a multi sensory...

Uninterrupted skin to skin contact following birth allowing for the initiation of feeding as driven by the innate instincts and reflexes,...

Where to go to have your baby (child, or self) evaluated and treated for oral ties. First, understand that not all providers are trained...

So your baby is having difficulty. You’re exhausted, feeling so sorry for your little suffering baby who cannot tell you what is going on...

As a first time mother, I had been given a copy of “Breastfeeding Made Simple”, a book whose title is an extreme misnomer, as most moms I...

Ahhh the golden hour. The blissful period of time where your newborn is placed on your chest and you begin to learn one another, quietly...

Many of us are aware of the more widely discussed benefits of skin to skin contact in the "golden hour" (the hour-ish immediately...

So now that you understand some of the common things that parents and practitioners notice in infants that might be cause for PT eval or...

If you've been following me on Instagram, I've been sharing some resources from others regarding infants, "tension", feeding, and...

Day 37 - September 19, 2014, and beyond... It’s finally here. Discharge day. The day our daughter comes home from the hospital. We are a...

Day 36 - September 18, 2014 We are staying overnight in the NICU's parent room to be with LoLa while she is monitored remotely by the...

Day 35 - September 17, 2014 The discharge planning nurse puts me in touch with the medical supply company who will set us up with the...