Dr james thomas bellevue wa

understanding more about oral restrictions

This is when Dr.

Thomas started to hear a new set of symptoms from new mothers that consisted of difficult latches with painful breast feedings, engorgement, clogged ducts, and mastitis. Dr. Thomas realized that the restricted tongue, the motor of infant feeding, was causing many of the resulting symptoms these young families were experiencing. 

With this goal in mind, Dr.

Thomas searched for earlier interventions with infants and children. He became interested in lip, tongue and buccal tie release for newborns. These infants were unable to form a proper lip seal and elevated tongue position during breastfeeding, a growing concern among nursing mothers.

The more babies Dr.

Thomas saw in his practice, the more convinced he became that enhancing the duration, along with quality, of breastfeeding could possibly impact the overall health outcomes. Furthermore, with additional re