Primitive Reflex Integration Case Studies

Help for Breastfeeding Challenges

Postpartum RN and lactation consultant uses primitive reflex integration to help newborns with tongue tie and other obstacles to breastfeeding

This postpartum RN and IBCLC makes reflex integration techniques a part of her routine with new moms and infants struggling to breastfeed due to tension, tongue tie, latching, or sucking challenges.

Submitted by Addy Kinser, RN, IBCLC

Mom nursing newborn. Text: Primitive Reflex Integration eases breastfeeding

BeforeAfter
Difficulties latching due to tongue tie Able to latch without issues
Fussy at the breast, tense Much more relaxed
Often startling and flinging arms, interfering with breastfeeding Moro Reflex eased, no longer flinging arms
Difficulties sucking Sucking issues resolved

I work in the hospital as a postpartum RN and IBCLC. I love using the movements on babies, and see a huge difference. The other night a coworker asked me to check on a mom. It was her 4th baby but [the baby] was having a hard time latching. The baby was very tense, and tongue tied. I worked on the baby’s Moro Reflex first [using techniques learned in the Brain and Sensory Foundations First Level course], then did her deep suck reflex, and just stretched her tongue tie a little. The mom could not believe the difference. She said that this is how she always thought breastfeeding should be, but never was with any of her kids. She could not believe how relaxed the baby was after I worked on her. 

The Moro reflex alone is worth the class. I found out about it helping breastfeeding on accident. One baby was super fussy at the breast, and kept doing the Moro, so I stopped the session and did a little work on the Moro to help it integrate, just so she would stop moving her arms out, and her entire suck changed, and she was able to latch. I have seen this numerous times. Sonia's teaching style is really good, and the course is laid out very well.  She makes a very complex topic understandable and workable.  

*Disclaimer: The activities in the Brain and Sensory Foundations curriculum make use of the natural processes of neuroplasticity and development that are innately wired in the design of human beings to promote maturity and function. These activities appear to calm, organize, and mature the neuro-sensory-motor systems just as we see in the healthy development of human infants. Individual results may vary, and we do not claim to offer a diagnosis or cure for any specific condition or disorder. The Brain and Sensory Foundations activities appear to improve overall functioning resulting in measurable improvements for a range of conditions as demonstrated in over 1800 case studies from participants.