03/04/2026
I saw a client recently—18 months old, first visit.
As I started my evaluation, I felt a lot of tension through her upper GI… from the esophagus, into the stomach, all the way to the pylorus (that little valve at the bottom of the stomach that decides what moves through and what doesn’t).
Mom had only mentioned general fussiness.
But her body was telling a different story.
So I asked a few more questions…
And sure enough—when she was an infant:
⛔️ horrible reflux
⛔️ projectile spit up
⛔️ trouble gaining weight
They were put on reflux medication, and things settled down.
Great!
But here’s the thing—
while the symptoms got better, the pattern didn’t change.
And now, over a year later, it had just turned into something else.
Because that’s what the body does.
It compensates. It adapts. It survives.
But surviving isn’t the same as 💫 thriving.💫
And for this family, it showed up as constant irritation… a little one who still wasn’t comfortable in her body.
So why am I sharing this?
Because sometimes reflux isn’t just an acid problem.
Sometimes it’s a tension problem.
And when we only address it with medication, we can unintentionally kick the can down the road.
Craniosacral work looks at this differently.
It works with the fascia—the connective tissue around the brain, spine, and organs—helping release the tension patterns that can affect things like digestion, feeding, and overall comfort.
So instead of just quieting symptoms, we’re actually listening to what the body has been holding… and giving it a chance to resolve.
Because when you address tension early, you’re not just getting through the newborn phase—
you’re helping your baby feel at home in their body. ❤️
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