I feel like I say this every month, but it’s hard to believe we are already at the end of the month already! While the world around us is in so much distress and chaos, I hope you have been able to claim moments of calm and joy in your own little bubble.
Tongue Tie Groups starting March 11th!
Introducing a new unique group offering combining clinical care, emotional support, and community comfort.
Hands down, the most common thing I help my newborn and pediatric clients with is nursing and bottle feeding effectively, comfortably, and efficiently. There are many variables that can impact a baby’s ability to latch properly and one of these variables that walks into my office over and over again is tongue and lip ties.
I’m thrilled to start to offer a group treatment model to help care for these families, allowing for clinical, emotional, and community support all in one place over a 6 week series.
Learn more and sign up for the series here.
What is a tongue tie?
We all have a frenum, or a piece of tissue, connecting our tongue to the floor of our mouth. We also have one connecting our upper gums to our upper lip. In some people, this tissue is very tight and tense, preventing full and proper movement of the tongue and mouth. This can potentially impact feeding, speech, sleep, digestion, airway development, and more. Body work and oral mobility and strengthening exercises can often help improve oral function. In some cases, a tongue tie release is warranted with a dentist or ENT to gain full range of motion and function.
Tongue ties are close to my heart not only in my practice, but also in my own personal life. After learning about my daughter’s ties, I have since learned that I myself have a tongue tie that has limited my tongue mobility for nearly 40 years! After an exam with a dentist and speech specialist a few months ago I have learned that the back of my tongue has never reached my hard palate, and that I am not properly swallowing or even enunciating my words. Is this why I grind my teeth at night? Is this why I have struggled with headaches for close to 30 years? I am learning that yes, it very well may be a big factor in these chronic issues. I’ve been working with a myofunctional therapist to help to learn how to properly engage and use my tongue in preparation for a tongue tie release procedure with a skilled dentist in early March.
I know more than ever how confusing and challenging it can be to navigate ties with your kiddos, especially when all this information is new to you. This is exactly why I am so thrilled to start offering these combination support and clinical care groups for people going through this.