Babies2Boomers

Welcome to Babies2Boomers! I am Katie Connealy--a speech and feeding therapist (SLP) and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). I primarily help caregivers and babies on their feeding journeys with challenges often resulting from tongue, lip, and/or buccal ties. Family is so important to me and helping yours thrive from the beginning is my passion. Check to see if you are eligible for INSURANCE COVERED lactation consultations (pre or postnatal) with me through The Lactation Network. Go to this link: https://go.lactationnetwork.com/Babies2Boomers. Inquire about superbills if The Lactation Network isn't an option for you. Lactation Support and Suck Training Breastfeeding should be enjoyable and pain free. Worrying about milk supply and having damaged nipples adds so much stress to an already stressful situation. As an IBCLC, I can support you with tracking your baby’s weight, weighted feeds, discussing strategies for low milk supply, oversupply, sore or damaged nipples, pumping, getting baby back to breast, and so much more. I will also teach you exercises to do with your baby at home to help retrain their suck. A tongue needs versatility to go back and forth between breastfeeding and bottle feeding. Development in their first several months helps set up their oral-motor skills for starting solids, cup drinking, and speech! CranioSacral Therapy It’s a pretty tight space to hang out in mama’s womb for 9 months. Sometimes, during their stay and on their way into this world, babies can get into some precarious positions! CranioSacral Therapy is a very light touch therapy that invites the tissues of the body to find good space and find their natural rhythms again. The communication between brain and muscles can suffer when important structures don’t have room to do their jobs. This causes our little ones to feel stuck and tight. Getting the nervous system calm and bodies in a comfortable position helps babies use optimal oral motor skills and feel safe to eat.    What's the deal with reflexes? Many reflexes should be present at birth to help babies root, latch, suck, swallow, and breathe. Movement, from inside our mouths, down to our toes, helps grow our brains and meet developmental milestones. There are a variety of reasons why reflexes might not be present at birth. Don’t worry; there are simple movements we can do to bring these reflexes in and get babies back on course.