"The most effective way to do it, is to do it." -Amelia Earhart

With this course you will understand what is causing a poor latch and how baby's behaviours indicate that jaw problems are present.

Instructor: Joanne Lynne, OMP, B.Sc., MALAT (in progress)

Certificate for 1 hour

 You will learn:

  • What a good latch looks like
  • Symptoms of a poor latch
  • Lactation problems
  • How babies adjust how they feed on bottles vs. breast
  • Compensation behaviours when latch is faulty
  • Good health history questioning
  • Good observation skills
  • Strong re-assessment skills
  • When to re-book a baby with questionable sublingual tissue

Critical thinking

  • Anatomical relationships of the jaw
  • Jaw mechanics in babies
  • Compensation patterns through the related structures
  • Low resting tongue posture vs. ankyloglossia
  • The right questions to ask
  • How birth can affect the cranium, jaw and throat
  • Main areas to assess when poor latch and suckling is present
  • Keeping vigilant for ankyloglossia

Compensation of poor jaw function

  • Cranial bone relationships
  • Head shape problems
  • Tongue undulation
  • Throat & hyoid bone
  • Dural connections
  • Fascial dysfunction
  • Latching difficulties/fussiness
  • "Chomping" behaviours
  • How baby adapts their jaw movement when the tongue is tied down
  • Referring out for frenectomies 

Functional anatomy + flowcharts + videos

Functional anatomy teaches you specifically what is happening at a deeper level.

Flowcharts train you to think in an organized way.

Side-by-side videos of poor vs. bad latch will help you assess, so you'll know what to do and where to go!