Course Description:
How much do lip and tongue ties affect breastfeeding? As Pediatric Feeding Specialists, we
must have particular knowledge about a broad area of conditions that impact infant feeding,
whether from the bottle or the breast, and up through the competent transition to Table Foods.
This presentation will enhance your understanding of poor tongue function associated with
tethered oral tissue and pathologies associated with maxillary lip and lingual frenulum ties.
You will discover ways oral dysfunction affects feeding skills and identify complications that may
be impacting breastfeeding. You will acquire skills for assessing tongue function and
implementing appropriate exercises for before and after a frenotomy, interventions for supporting
breastfeeding & mouth development and improving breath support in infants/children.
With the hands-on demonstration of baby friendly exercises, you will walk away with a new tool
box of techniques to help your youngest, most fragile clients.
Objectives:
At the completion of this course, participants will be able to:
1. Identify when a lingual frenulum is considered altered, impacting lingual range of motion
and function;
2. Demonstrate early feeding interventions used to improve tongue function following
frenotomies which have shown positive outcomes in feeding abilities;
3. Explain a variety of complications impacting breastfeeding skills related to sucking
synchronization, breath support and milk supply issues;
4. Utilize therapy techniques used for pre and post frenotomy as well as baby friendly
exercise techniques for developing oral motor function and breath control for
improvement of sucking skills and feeding stamina.
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