Is your baby's torticollis causing tongue or other fascial restrictions which interfere with breastfeeding?

Human fascia interconnects right throughout our bodies, as traditional bodywork therapists have taught us.

However, there is no reason to think that a baby's functional torticollis relates to tongue movements, or affects breastfeeding.

If your baby's head turns when you place your hands on her head and move it for her, which is the case with functional torticollis, then your baby can breastfeed comfortably. In breastfeeding she needs only be able to look straight ahead.

The gestalt method ensures spinal alignment, without rotation of her head.

Recommended resources

• You can find out about the gestalt method and spinal alignment here.

• You can find out about positional plagiocephaly, torticollis, and motor development here.

• You can find out about functional torticollis and evolutionary bodywork here.

• You can find out about the interactions between positional plagiocephaly, motor development and sleep here.

• You can find out why the gestalt method is evolutionary bodywork here.

• You can find out how best to protect your baby's sensory motor development here.