Holcare CFT

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟮𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽… 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻. 😮‍💨⁣
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If that’s your night, I need you to hear this: you’re not doing it wrong.⁣
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Sometimes a tiny body is still holding tension from birth (around the diaphragm, jaw, or neck), and that makes it harder for air to move up and out on its own.⁣
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I’ve been the mom googling at 3am, sure I was missing something. I wasn’t the problem, and neither are you.⁣
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𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝗨𝗜𝗗𝗘 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜’𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗕𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿, 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁.

𝗜 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿.⁣
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But it did.⁣
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And honestly, I’m grateful I found the work that way because it changed what I pay attention to with babies.⁣
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The tension. The posture. The little feeding details. The things parents are told are “just a phase.”⁣
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This account is where I’m going to share the information I wish I had then.⁣
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Not just what to do.⁣
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What to LOOK for.⁣
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Save this one if you’re new here, and tell me what is the tiny detail that you have noticed in your baby? ⁣
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𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝗨𝗜𝗗𝗘 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗜 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 + 𝟯 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲. ⁣
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𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 “𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘁,” 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲’𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂. ⁣
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Here’s what I hear from so many moms: “I just want to know I’m making the right choice for my baby.”⁣
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You’re not overthinking it. You’re paying attention.⁣
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Before an oral tie release, it’s worth asking: is tension mimicking a tongue tie?⁣
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The tongue doesn’t work alone. It’s connected through fascia to the jaw, neck, diaphragm and all the way down to the feet. When there’s tension anywhere along that line (from a long labor, a fast delivery, or how baby was positioned in utero), it can pull on the tongue and look a lot like a tie.⁣
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Starting with bodywork lets us see what the tongue can really do once that tension softens.⁣
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✨ If function improves, wonderful.⁣
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✨ If it doesn’t, the bodywork wasn’t wasted. You now have clearer information to make your decision. And if you go ahead with a release, you’re going in with:⁣
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→ better tissue mobility⁣
→ clearer access for your provider⁣
→ simpler aftercare⁣
→ support for healing⁣
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Either way, you’re not guessing anymore.⁣
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I’ve been the mom up at 2am searching for answers, so I know how heavy this decision can feel. You don’t have to make it alone.⁣
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📌 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.⁣
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Share it with a 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗼’𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲𝘀.⁣
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👀 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟯 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻, 𝘀𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘁.⁣
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𝘉𝘰𝘥𝘺𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘪𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣�

Before you book a tie release, ask yourself this one question 👇

Has your baby’s function actually been evaluated, by hands in the mouth, not a quick peek? Losing suction, gulping, milk dripping, clicking, shallow latch, pain every feed… that’s not you overreacting. That’s your baby giving you data.

Step 2 is the one most people miss 👀

Follow so you don’t miss it.