Balanced Baby Clinic in Chatham featured on News 12 NJ!

On Friday March 16th, the Balanced Baby Clinic at Postpartum Place on Main St was featured on two segments of Moms Minute at News 12 NJ.

This is a unique, ground-breaking clinic! Maria Parlapiano, RN, IBCLC and Craniosacral Fascial Therapist owner of Postpartum Place has joined forces with Alyssa Frey, MS, OTR/L specializing in Craniosacral Therapy, to provide direct patient care to infants and their families. “It’s not just about addressing the baby and feeding, but the “big picture”- the well-being of the entire family.” -Maria

Why Bodywork & Lactation Together? The most current research points to the benefits of a team approach following birth. The Balanced Baby Clinic emphasis is on addressing any structural/functional and emotional issues from conception to birth and beyond for the baby, mom and partner. Imbalance of any kind could have an effect on feeding, future development and overall contentment. “When considering the entire family, four hands are better than two.” -Alyssa as she refers to multiple hands treatment.

Recent research is showing that different parts of the brain are activated from birth to one year of age that directly relates to attachment and potentially future compassion and empathy. This powerful concept can be facilitated by the whole family receiving support at such a critical time. At Balanced Baby, they believe that everyone is interconnected and that the best therapeutic outcomes happen when the lens is widened and addresses the bigger picture.

Their years of vast experience allows them the opportunity to assess & help with a variety of issues or concerns.

These may include but not be limited to:

Baby Parents (pre & postnatal)

Gassy/fussy/colic Painful nursing

Infant reflux Over/under production of breastmilk

Poor feeder (breast or bottle) Back & Neck/

Slow gainer TMJ (jaw) pain

High need baby (cries a lot) Headaches

Pre & post lip/tongue release Stress & Anxiety

torticollis/plagiocephaly Sleep issues

strain/tension patterns

Bowel issues

Sleep issues

The Balanced Baby Clinic is offering collaborative 60 min sessions every week. Together they assess structure and function, educate, treat and customize a care plan for each family! Expect feeding & baby care help as well as bodywork. Plus self- help techniques that really work!

Alyssa and Maria are eager to share their skills and years of experience to help your family feed, flourish and flow!

Links to interviews:

http://newjersey.news12.com/clip/14203817/moms-minute-the-balanced-baby-clinic-pt-1http://newjersey.news12.com/clip/14203826/moms-minute-the-balanced-baby-clinic-pt-2

Contacts:

Alyssa Frey MS, OTR/L www.alyssafreycst.com
Maria Parlapiano RN IBCLC www.postpartumplace.com