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Stephanie Heintzeler

European midwife approach for holistic doula care.

How do I care for my newborn’s umbilical cord stump safely at home?

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A German midwife, birth doula, and lactation consultant in New York City details a typical post-birth home visit for a baby who has had a tongue tie clipped. The visit focuses on ensuring the comfort of the baby's latch and resolving any feeding pain, often through jaw and tongue exercises. Latch adjustments are frequently made to correct previous compensatory feeding positions. A key objective is to monitor the healing of the tongue tie to ensure it remains open. These follow-up visits are usually scheduled a few days after the clipping and then again a week later until complete healing is observed.

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Tongue tie: Condition limiting baby's tongue movement.

Frenotomy: Surgical procedure to clip a tongue tie.

Latch: How a baby attaches to the breast for feeding.