Tongue Ties & Lip Ties: Do These Affect Baby's Ability to Self-Feed with Dr. Shaina Holman, DDS, PhD

#52: If your baby has a tongue tie or has had a tongue tie release, you might be wondering if there is anything you need to consider when transitioning your baby to solid foods. In this episode I’m joined by Shaina Holman, DDS, PhD - a very different kind of dentist - because she is a dentist that specializes in infant tongue ties, but who has also done research on infant feeding practices and takes a multi-disciplinary team-based approach to diagnosing, treating and managing babies with tongue ties.   Dr. Shaina is walking us through tongue ties: what they are, where they come from, and how having one or having had a tongue tie released may impact your baby’s ability to self-feed. Many of you with tongue tied babies may have struggled with breastfeeding - and I don’t want to let the cat out of the bag - but I think you’re going to like what Dr. Shain has to say: that transitioning to solid foods and starting solids with a baby-led approach is something you CAN successfully do, and in our interview she talks all about why and how that is possible.    If you’re ready to raise an independent eater and prevent picky eating then let’s get started learning about baby-led weaning together! Subscribe, rate and review the podcast here.   FREE BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS ONLINE WORKSHOP: https://babyledweaning.co/workshop?utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Episode%20Link FOLLOW @BABYLEDWEANTEAM ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/   SHOWNOTES FOR THIS EPISODE: https://blwpodcast.com/52 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices