Nikki Lee Health

Ms First time Mother brought her son for body work because breastfeeding was painful. Oral evaluation at the first visit revealed a tongue-tie, one reason for her pain. (The other reason was uncomfortable positioning, i.e. use of the cross-cradle hold where her breast was stretched into mid-line, and her shoulder was held in a awkward position for the duration of the feed.)

She left our visit with the names of  good local providers who could release the tethered oral tissue. Her choice was to endure as she would rather take the pain herself than subject her sweet baby to any surgery.

After nearly 2 months, she couldn’t take it any more and came for another session of bodywork. The tie was still there.  Bodywork did decrease the pain some, but not enough. After another few weeks of hoping that the situation would resolve as her baby grew, she finally took her son for the revision.

Nearly a month later, she sent me this email: