Our Lips Are Sealed

Before having kids, Caroline Niemeier, was a pediatric feeding therapist, but it didn't prepare her the challenges she'd have to navigate when her first was born. Now 3 babies and 3 very different feeding experiences later, she's sharing her journey what each of her kids taught her.

In this episode we talk through:

• Multiple releases with no therapy, 10 weeks of triple feeding, and the 16 month release that did the most
• Doing everything "right" with her second, and still having a baby who screamed for hours and fell off his growth curve
• Constipation, food reactivity, gut dysbiosis, and why mom's gut matters too
• Normal newborn fussiness vs. red flag fussiness to dig deeper
• Her message for parents and providers

About our guest

• Caroline Niemeier, is an in-house SLP and IBCLC at Tongue Tie Laser Center of Atlanta, working with babies 0 to 12 months.
• Follow her on IG @tinytongues.slp

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• Nadda: Two Can Grow Website | IG: @two.cangrow
• Arielle: Stellar Speech & Myo Website | IG: @stellarspeechandmyo

This podcast is educational and entertainment purposes only and is not a substitute for individualized medical advice

Tongue ties are a hot topic right now, and everyone has an opinion! In this episode, we're busting the most common myths and misconceptions we hear from families (and providers).

We cover:

• "Ties are just a fad" - ties have actually been recognized for centuries
• Why ties can affect bottle feeding too, not just breastfeeding
• The "passenger princess" baby, and why feeding challenges might not show up in the first 3 months
• Why a release is not a magic fix, it's only one piece of the puzzle
• Why not every provider is trained to assess or release ties, and why who you see matters
• "They'll just grow out of it" - why that band of tissue is never gonna stretch and grow
• What "it's just a mild tie" really means, and why 45 minute feeds and constant clogs are not mild
• Plus, why "we all turned out fine" is not the bar. It's not about being fine.

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Follow & subscribe to Our Lips Are Sealed. Need support? Find us here:

• Nadda: Two Can Grow Website | IG: @two.cangrow
• Arielle: Stellar Speech & Myo Website | IG: @stellarspeechandmyo

This podcast is educational and entertainment purposes only and is not a substitute for individualized medical advice

Welcome to Our Lips Are Sealed! In our FIRST episode, we share how we met all the way back in 2019, started our own businesses, where we are now and what what we do, and what you can expect from our new podcast about feeding, tongue ties, airway, sleep, and everything in between!

We're your hosts:

• Arielle (Are-E-Elle) Gates, Mom of 3, SLP, Certified Myofunctional Therapist, CLC, and the owner of Stellar Speech & Myo in Alexandria, VA
• Nadda (Ned-Uh) Diasti, SLP, IBCLC, Sleep consultant, owner of Two Can Grow in Vienna, VA, and currently TTC

Whether you're a parent or a provider, we're so glad you're here!

Please follow & subscribe to Our Lips Are Sealed. Join us and our guests for new episodes every Wednesday. We'd love to connect with you! You can also find us here:

• Nadda: Two Can Grow Website | IG: @two.cangrow
• Arielle: Stellar Speech & Myo Website | IG: @stellarspeechandmyo
  

If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review!

This podcast is educational and entertainment purposes only and is not a substitute for individualized medical advice