The “vagus nerve contains 75% of the parasympathetic nervous system’s fibers.” (1) “Vagal tone is correlated with the capacity to regulate stress” (2) It is the nerve of “rest and digest”“Compression or traction of the fascial sleeve of the vagus nerve, can result in an alteration in vagal “tone“or autonomic dysfunction.” (3) The vagus nerve…
Ankyloglossia, commonly known as Tongue-Tie, can put strain on the whole body. When you are told that your little one has a tongue or tongue and lip tie most providers strongly recommend that you arrange for CranioSacral therapy before the release. Some recommend trying CranioSacral therapy as a first step to see what improvement can…
All of life’s events affect us on many levels… We know about bones and muscles getting bruised or injured. Athletes are trained that muscles have memory and therefore they need to change their routines and work muscles differently if they want to become stronger or more flexible. Your tissues and cells have a memory too….
There is an excellent article by Adriano Cattaneo in Breastfeeding Review on infant and child feeding1 – where, how, by whom and why. Mr. Cattaneo is attached to the unit for health services research and international health of the Institute for Maternal and Child Health. Mr. Cattaneo makes some very important points: “We are mammals…
Have you had a car accident and found that you are just not “quite right”… you saw a regular physician, maybe a physical therapist if necessary, maybe a chiropractor and still feeling as if you are not as you were before? You may well not be; tissues and cells have memory – just as your…
Confusion about what is normal can lead to unrealistic expectations. All parents tend to struggle with questions of how much should their baby be sleeping. Some recent research shows the following: An international baby’s sleep study showed that there are biological and cultural factors that influence young children’s sleep. “Night- time sleep is a key…
One of the concerns that breastfeeding families have is will my baby take a bottle? Or more worrisome, what happens if they won’t take a bottle. This is especially true when the breastfeeding parent is returning to work. When parents find that their little one will not take a bottle they often berate themselves for…
The question arises from the contradiction between what parents hear from the hospital staff and what the lactation consultant may say- Who are the parents to believe? A preliminary Google search shows 565,000 hits in .09 seconds! Many of these sites are authored by medical personnel. Starting at the beginning – what is burping? Wikipedia…
Newborns have very sharp fingernails, which seems odd considering they have spent 9 + months in fluid! Mothers worry that their babies will scratch their faces and get scars. The solution would appear to be to cover their hands with very cute mittens. Unfortunately, your little ones need to have their hands free in order…
The three (3) most commonly used medications for pupil dilation are: Phenylephrine HCL – 2.5% solution Phenylephrine is the agent used most commonly in decongestants. When used ophthalmically ”the maternal dose of the medication would be very low and it is not likely to pose a problem for a breastfeeding infant. Due to phenylephrine poor…
The American Academy of Pediatrics came out with a statement in 2005 recommending offering a pacifier at every sleep time to reduce the incidence of SIDS. For breastfed babies they recommend delaying introduction until one month. They further recommend removing the pacifier at 6 months. Rosie Dodds a senior policy officer for NCT wrote an…
