Growing Like a... Dandelion

I don't like relating my baby to a weed... so I decided to say 'growing like a dandelion'... at least dandelions are pretty weeds!

Milo had his first PT appointment today. I was very happy with the PT we went to. Its not the same one I went to when I was pregnant... that one specializes in women's health. The PT Milo saw today does more work with babies and children. She did a very thorough evaluation of Milo. She asked me a lot of questions about his development and growth. Then she evaluated him from head to toe, checking his range of motion and what not. She came to the conclusion that he may have some tightness in his neck and jaw on the right side, but she said it was minor.

However, she did find that he would not allow her to touch the roof of his mouth (with a glove on of course.) He kept pushing it out with his tongue then he'd clamp down. Ah Ha!! That's what he does when nursing. Babies are supposed to have the nipple between their tongue and the roof of their mouth. Milo is obviously not doing that. The problem is we don't know why he isn't doing that. She is going to meet with our lactation consultant tomorrow and they are going to brainstorm and see if they can figure out why Milo isn't nursing properly. She still wants to see him a time or two to do some stretches to make sure its not related to that minor jaw tightness. We are more determined now than ever before... I just feel the clock ticking. We're fine at the moment, its just those teeth that scare me at this point. We'll be fine if he ends up being a late teether.