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Tongue Ties & Lip Ties: Do These Affect Baby's Ability to Self-Feed with Dr. Shaina Holman, DDS, PhD

WHAT tongue ties are, WHY you're hearing about them more frequently and HOW she works with her lactation consultants and infant massage therapists to diagnose, treat and manage tongue ties and lip ties in newborns and babies.
HOW having a tongue tie may impact your baby's ability to breastfeed, bottle-feed and eventually transition to solid foods...and she's also covering how that differs if the baby has had the tongue tie released

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Dr. Shaina Holman, DDS, PhD

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In this episode, I’m interviewing Shaina Holman, PhD, DDS from Chapel Hill, NC. Dr. Shaina runs a dental practice with a very unique infant feeding clinic. She works with a team to diagnose and treat tongue ties, and as a mom who has done baby-led weaning with her two children, she also has some interesting insight on how babies with tongue ties can succeed in baby-led weaning.

In this episode Dr. Shaina is sharing:

WHAT tongue ties are, WHY you’re hearing about them more frequently and HOW she works with her lactation consultants and infant massage therapists to diagnose, treat and manage tongue ties and lip ties in newborns and babies.
HOW having a tongue tie may impact your baby’s ability to breastfeed, bottle-feed and eventually transition to solid foods...and she’s also covering how that differs if the baby has had the tongue tie released

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Dr. Shaina’s private practice website and her tongue tie clinic
Dr. Shaina’s instagram account
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