Dr. Stu and Blyss are joined by Cierra Rider and Chelsea Pinto, two inspiring individuals championing maternal care. Cierra shares her transformative motherhood journey and the significance of tapping into maternal intuition. Chelsea, a dentist with a unique devotion to maternal and family care, provides insights into oral restrictions in children. Together, we foster a constructive debate on topics like co-sleeping and tongue-tie diagnosis, emphasizing the need for diverse perspectives and informed decision-making in parental care.

About Cierra Rider:

I am a wife and a mother to two amazing kiddos, Knyte & Rebel. My pregnancy and birth with my 1st was an eye and full body opening experience, as it is for many moms. His birth was a rebirth for me. I was no longer the same woman I was before, nor did I want to be, even if society tried to tell me I should. I have the opportunity to walk alongside mothers during their rite of passage of going from maiden to mother through breastfeeding support, choosing a support team & planning their ideal pregnancy, birth, & postpartum, childbirth education, virtual doula services, and in 2025, cranial sacral therapy for breastfeeding support. I believe in supporting the mother-baby dyad and making decisions to reinforce this connection. Motherhood should and can be enjoyed with ease when a mother begins to tune into her God given intuition and realizes what's common isn't normal.

About Dr. Chelsea Pinto:

Dr. Chelsea Pinto is an educator and dentist in Woodland Hills/Los Angeles that has solely dedicated her practice to focus on Infant-Toddler Tongue and Lip Ties. Dr. Pinto earned her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the USC Ostrow School of Dentistry and completed a post-graduate General Residency Program. She has successfully treated thousands of babies with oral restrictions and proudly provides families with the knowledge to support their child’s oral motor skills, including appropriate therapeutic and feeding support referrals for an individualized and comprehensive approach.

Connect with Cierra Rider:

• Instagram: @cecerrider
• Instagram: @madetomother.co
• email: [email protected]
• website: Https://madetomother.co

Connect with Dr. Chelsea Pinto:

• Instagram: @drchelseapinto | @infantfrenectomyprotocol
• email: [email protected]
• website: drchelseapinto.com

In this episode of the Birthing Instincts Podcast:

• Empowering Birth Choices With Education
• The Power of Motherly Intuition
• Understanding Tongue Tie & Overdiagnosis
• Clinical Perspectives on Tongue Tie Diagnosis
• The Importance of Cross-Disciplinary Care
• Navigating Tongue Tie Decisions for Parents
• Community-Based Care for Tongue Tie
• Holistic Approach to Infant Care

Episode resources:

• Join our Patreon! patreon.com/birthinginstinctspodcast
• American Academy of pediatrics clinical report
• Birthing Instincts Podcast, Episode 367: It's not simple. MTHFR Explained
• Dynamic Infant Movement course: CODE for $400 off: MADETOMOTHER
• Learn more about Alison Hazelbaker, Alison Hazelbaker, PhD, IBCLC, FILCA, CST-T, RCST & attend education courses surrounding ties and learn more about the ATLFF: hazelbakerinstitute.com
• ATLFF Assessment Tool
• This is the first and only comprehensive course of its kind - geared towards ANY provider in the field of infant-toddler oral or functional care ready to learn, update and lead with a research-based, mindfulness-based approach. It's time for all care team professionals to confidently update and universalize a new stand of care. infantfrenectomyprotocol.com USE CODE: LEARN15 for 15% off course 

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Connect with Dr. Stu & Blyss:

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• Website: birthinginstincts.com / birthingblyss.com
• Email: [email protected]
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• Podcast webpage: birthinginstinctspodcast.com