Rolfing for babies and children

Sometimes babies have trouble breastfeeding. Rolfing can help newborn babies to develop a good latch, effective sucking and swallowing skills.

Successful breastfeeding requires babies to:

• Open their mouths wide
• Develop good lip closure around the nipple
• Develop adequate tongue movement
• Coordinate tongue, lip and cheek movements for sucking
• Have healthy reflexes – rooting, sucking and swallowing
• Have a flexible palate
• Have supple neck and spine

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