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Barbara has worked with babies and children for over 30 years.  Having qualified as a midwife Barbara worked in Neonatal Intensive care for 15 years, so understands that some babies go through a difficult time and need support after discharge.  Barbara has been a breastfeeding supporter with the Breastfeeding Network for the past 12 years and has supported many mothers with feeding their babies. Barbara has undergone training in sleep for babies and children with Millpond and along with Craniosacral therapy can help with supporting parents to help their babies and children to sleep.  Whilst working as a community staff nurse within the local health visiting Barbara understands the developmental milestones babies and children go through and how sometimes little challenges in life need supporting with Craniosacral Therapy.

Babies benefit a great deal from Craniosacral therapy. Sometimes there may be restrictions within the body from the position the baby was in utero and during labour. Trauma from delivery especially babies born by forceps,  ventouse or caesarian can have an impact on the baby's skull bones.   These restrictions can cause babies to have gastrointestinal problems such as colic constipation or reflux. Some babies may be irritable and not like being put down or put into the car seat.  A simple treatment can release these restrictions and help the baby to feed better, sleep better,  be calmer and more relaxed. During a session Barbara is able to assess for tongue tie and support with feeding
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Craniosacral Therapy for babies helps with
Colic and reflux
Constipation 
Feeding difficulties 
Breastfeeding 
Tongue tie
Flat Head Syndrome or Plagiocephaly
Torticollis or tight neck
Sleep problems
Development 
Tension
​Birth trauma 

Reflux and Colic 
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Under redevelopment 

Flat Head Syndrome 
​Plagiocephaly and 
Torticollis

Torticollis in babies, is a condition where a baby's head is tilted to one side  This happens due to tightness or shortening of the sternocleidomastoid muscle on one side of the neck. It can sometimes be caused by the position baby lays in the womb. If left untreated it can lead to flattening on one side of the head. 
​Craniosacral therapy gently helps to release the tension allowing for better movement in the baby's neck. If left untreated it can lead to Placiopcephaly.

Placiopcephaly is a condition characterised by asymmetry and flattening of the skull. Positional Plagiocephaly or flat head syndrome is a common sight in babies and in recent years the incidence has increased to 1 in 60 babies. Flat Head syndrome is usually caused by babies being in the same position for long periods of time.  To find out more read blog post by clicking on the link below

Tongue Tie

Tongue tie, or ankyloglossia, is a condition where the band of tissue (frenulum) beneath the tongue is unusually short, tight, or thick, restricting tongue movement. There are different degrees of tongue tie and they need to be assess to see if intervention to release is needed.  Craniosacral therapy can help release tension from the muscles under the tongue. 
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