Re: New to the Group - Breastfeeding

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I'm still breastfeeding my tort baby at 4 mos., but it continues to be

a struggle. He has a slight preference for one side, but his issues

are mainly with his suck (as it sounds like yours was). The Lactation

Consultants think that it was from a combination of a tongue/high

palate problem, which in hindsight may be related to the tort too. I'm

enduring the soreness as of now (helps that I pump at work), but don't

know how much longer I'll last. I breastfed my dd for 12 1/2 mos. and

I too feel guilty about stopping. I know I shouldn't though since

there are extenuating circumstances and you shouldn't either! Actually

CST was suggested as a last hope for us too in regards to the

breastfeeding. So far I haven't really persued it, although one of

the LC's swears by it.

Connor 10/15/03

St. Louis, MO

> > > Hi! I am writing from Maine. My wonderful daughter, ,

> > will

> > > be 4 months next Tuesday and we are beginning the process for

> > seeking

> > > treatment of her plagio. I have been aggressively repositioning

> > for

> > > about 5 to 6 weeks now --and it just isn't working--most likely

> > > because we haven't yet started physical therapy for her tort.

> > >

> > > About 2 1/2 weeks ago, I took her to her pediatrician to have

> her

> > > condition evaluated. The doctor said to keep repositioning and

> > also

> > > suggested Cranial Sacral Therapy. The doctor is concerned about

> > > ruling out cranio. (something didn't feel right with her

> sutures)

> > and

> > > said that she would re-check at her 4 month visit and send us on

> > to a

> > > neurosurgeon if she still had cause for concern. Sounded like a

> > plan

> > > to me at the time. We have not yet seen the osteopath-that appt

> > is

> > > in a couple more weeks.

> > >

> > > Since we saw the pediatrician I have, of course, been all over

> the

> > > Internet researching and have been so encouraged by the success

> > > people have had with the bands. But I can appreciate that the

> > sooner

> > > we start treatment the better. SO I just got off the phone with

> > the

> > > ped. this afternoon--I called to let her know how concerned I am

> > that

> > > 's head is just getting worse! She finally suggested

> > > physical therapy ( I should have asked for that before--my

> > fault). I

> > > asked her whether she had any patients who had been treated with

> > > helmets or headbands and she said " absolutely not " --just

> physical

> > > therapy and some cranial sacral therapy for those who were

> > interested

> > > in osteopathic treatment. She also said that she would get a

> copy

> > of

> > > a recent journal article for me that supposedly concludes

> > > that " helmets don't work " !!

> > >

> > > I know that I am getting ahead of myself assuming that

> > > should be in a band (based on the pictures that I have seen

> posted

> > on

> > > the Internet I would think she is going to be classified as

> > > a " moderate " case)---but I am so discouraged to know that my

> > > physician isn't going to even consider that to be an option!! I

> > am

> > > shocked!!

> > >

> > > Has anyone heard anything about the research to which she is

> > > referring?

> > >

> > > Also, would be curious to know if any of you were unsuccessful

> > with

> > > breastfeeding due to this condition--if only I had listened to

> the

> > > lactation consultant who after 6 weeks of trying to help us said

> > that

> > > the only thing she could think of that was left to explain

> > > 's ineffective suck was some misalignment in her mouth--

> > she

> > > recommended that we think about cranial sacral therapy at that

> > time

> > > and I thought it was too much of a long shot!! Oh, the mother's

> > > guilt I have about that...

> > >

> > > thank you,

> > > Barb

> > > Maine

> >

> >

> >

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