Osteopathic Treatment for Infant Feeding and Attachment Difficulties
Breastfeeding can be quite a challenge for new mothers who have an infant with attachment difficulties. It can be caused by tongue tie in the infant, but may also be due to a twist through the baby’s neck, jaw or shoulders which makes it difficult for the newborn to open their mouth very wide. The child may also have some compression of the junction between the head and neck which is altering the function of the nerves supplying the tongue and mouth.
Osteopathic treatment is a natural therapy that can address any tensions in the baby’s spine and head, and help with the alignment of the shoulders and chest. This allows the baby the best chance of opening their mouth wide enough to attach well and having unimpeded neural supply to the muscles within the mouth and tongue.
Research Links:
The osteopathic treatment of infants with a sucking dysfunction
Osteopathic treatment of infantile swallowing for children between 7 and 11 years
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