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What You Need To Know About Oral Restrictions (Tongue-Tie)
Tethered oral restrictions (TOTS) include anterior tongue tie, posterior tongue tie (submucosal), lip tie (labial), and buccal (cheek ties). Frenums, identified as thin lines between gums and lips (labial) or the floor of the mouth and the base of the tongue (lingual frenum), can become tight or restricted, impeding normal oral tissue function.
How To Do Tummy Time
Tummy time involves placing your baby on their stomach while they are awake. It’s important for your baby because it helps build strength through the upper body, shoulders and neck. It also helps your baby develop head control.
Plagiocephaly
When a baby is born with an asymmetrical head it is called plagiocephaly, from the Greek “plagios” meaning oblique and “kephale” meaning head. A true plagiocephalic head will resemble a parallelogram when viewed from above.