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To be willing to spend hundreds on cranial osteopathy

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Passmethebottle1 · 01/10/2022 20:57

Bfing with my DC2 (13 weeks) has and continues to be extremely difficult. I’ve done everything possible to improve things (TT release, bf consultants to work on positioning and attachment) but he continues to pull himself on and off the breast, has the absolute worst latch ever (just sucks and really quite efficiently feeds by sucking the end of my nipple…ouch) I am on my knees with the perseverance and emotional strength it is taking to get through the feeds each day. However, I cannot get him to latch onto a bottle or anything for that matter due to poor gag reflex and what TT clinician believes to be tensions in his mouth due to TT. So AIBU to spend as much as it takes on working with a CO to get DC2 on bottle? Has anyone had any experiences of this issue specifically. Thanks so much from a very desperate mama

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RandomMess · 01/10/2022 23:10

Mine had tension in their temples and down to jaw. It's like they are working on pressure points.

I've had CO and osteopathy myself. You can feel the CO but it's more more gentle.

TokyoTen · 01/10/2022 23:34

20 years ago I took my DS to a CO when he was a few months old due to severe colic. I have to say he only seemed to stroke his head and tummy but in just a few sessions he fixed it. I also would not have believed it - but the turnaround was remarkable

notputtingtheheatingonyet · 02/10/2022 11:10

Passmethebottle1 · 01/10/2022 23:01

So grateful for all the responses. Can I ask for people who have had experiences of CO for feeding issues/choking what does the CO actually do during each session?

It's really hard to know! The CO we saw held his hands up very gently on my baby's skull. I haven't a clue what he was doing. I took my son when he was a toddler and he mainly did very gentle 'skull stuff' but also a bit on his body.

notputtingtheheatingonyet · 02/10/2022 11:11

If you are in London or Norwich I just looked him up and he is still working. It was a good few years ago we saw him.

melissasummerfield · 02/10/2022 11:21

I did CO with my ds ( also the least woo person you are likely to speak to ) as he screamed pretty much from birth to 12 weeks with terrible gastric issues/ reflux / colic

after the first session i was driving him home and he was just cooing and gurgling like a happy baby, I had never heard him make a happy sound before and I remember just sobbing in the car listening to him.

I would give it a go.

kingsleysbootlicker · 02/10/2022 11:23

I'm another who was extremely sceptical, but took DD out of desperation and was amazed by the difference it made. I would definitely recommend trying it

DorotheaDiamond · 02/10/2022 14:37

Honestly it looked like the osteopath was just cuddling dc…it’s the closest thing to true magic I’ve seen. I think we did 2 sessions! If you are near south london message me and I’ll pass on details

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