Betsy's question

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Hello Betsy,

In regard to your question about CST and bubble palate; I have found

myself is a situation such as yours a number of times. I had been working

with a pediatric group and I did discuss CST with one of the Docs. She said

she knew absolutely nothing about it and if I suggested it to a client and

they discussed it with her that is what she would tell them. I went looking

online for some good research. I found kellymom had a comprehensive list at

this link.

http://www.kellymom.com/bf/concerns/baby/cst.html

I went for a CST session myself just last week to a practitioner who

I found on the Upledger site. I had referred a number of babies to her when

nothing else worked. I wanted to see exactly what CST was for myself. It is

definitely gentle, but I am not convinced that it does anything. I guess I

would still give a mother the information about it if we couldn't solve the

problem any other way, but I can't say with conviction that I know it works.

The mothers I referred also were not sure whether it helped or not either

and a couple of them went for many visits. Their insurance did cover it.

As for the bubble palate; as long as baby can get enough milk I

might use a nipple shield to give mom a little protection and hopefully the

palate will reshape naturally in a short time.

I am interested to hear other opinions.

You are right this can be nervewracking.

Judy Gutowski, BA, IBCLC, RLC

Breastfeeding Matters