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Birth Trauma, Babies & Craniosacral Therapy

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Supporting your baby after a challenging birth

Birth is a profound experience for both baby and mother. While many babies settle naturally after birth, some can appear particularly unsettled, sensitive or difficult to soothe.

A baby’s birth may involve interventions such as a C-section, ventouse, forceps, induction or premature delivery. Sometimes a very fast or difficult birth, or a stressful pregnancy or birth experience for the mother, can leave a family feeling that their baby has had a lot to process.

When a baby is frequently crying, struggling to settle, having difficulties feeding or sleeping, or simply seems uncomfortable, parents can understandably feel worried and exhausted.

What might you notice?

Every baby is different. Some babies settle within the first few weeks, while others may continue to need extra support.

Parents sometimes seek help when their baby experiences:

  • prolonged or frequent crying
  • difficulty settling or sleeping
  • feeding or latching difficulties
  • colic-like symptoms
  • reflux or digestive discomfort
  • mild torticollis or tension
  • difficulty relaxing, even when being held
  • sensitivity to stimulation
  • unsettled behaviour following a difficult or complicated birth

There can be many possible reasons for these experiences, and it is important to consider your baby’s individual needs rather than assuming that one explanation fits every baby.

Gentle support for babies

Craniosacral Therapy (CST) is a gentle, light-touch approach that aims to support relaxation and wellbeing.

In my work with babies, I create a calm and safe environment where your baby can be held, supported and listened to at their own pace. Sessions are gentle and responsive to the baby’s cues, with the aim of helping them feel more comfortable and settled.

Some parents choose CST following a particularly challenging birth, while others come because their baby is unsettled, tense or having difficulties with feeding or sleep.

I see each baby as an individual, and I work with the baby and parents together rather than taking a one-size-fits-all approach.

Supporting mother as well as baby

The birth experience can have a profound emotional impact on mothers too.

Whether this is your first baby or your second, third or fifth, every birth is different. You may have experienced fear, anxiety, unexpected intervention, a difficult recovery or simply a birth that did not happen in the way you had hoped.

Supporting the mother is therefore an important part of my approach. Creating space for you to feel heard, cared for and supported can be just as valuable as supporting your baby.

A compassionate, individual approach

My work brings together my experience with babies, children and adults with my continuing interest in the relationship between science, early-life experiences, the body and wellbeing.

I work from a place of:

Compassion · Curiosity · Intuition · Science · Respect for the individual · The wisdom of the body

Some babies may need only a small amount of support, while others may benefit from several sessions. Every baby and family is different, so I will always work at your baby’s pace and discuss with you what may be appropriate.

CST is complementary care and should not replace assessment or treatment from your GP, health visitor, midwife, paediatrician, lactation consultant or other appropriately qualified healthcare professional where this is needed.

About Maria

I have worked with thousands of clients, including hundreds of babies and children, and continue to develop my knowledge and understanding of the connection between early-life experiences, the body and wellbeing.

My intention is to offer babies and their parents a calm, compassionate space where they can feel supported, respected and listened to.

Appointments

In person

Life by Margot
North London
N15 6HA

Community clinic

Crouch End Horsey Vale community clinic click here to read more

Home visits

Home visits are available for mothers and babies, where appropriate.

Online appointments

Online appointments are also available for mothers and parents who would like support from home.

Workshops

I also offer occasional baby workshops at Life by Margot throughout the year. Next one 11.10.26 click here to read more

Get in touch

If your baby has had a challenging birth or you are simply feeling that something is not quite right, you are welcome to get in touch to discuss whether my approach may be suitable for you and your baby.

email me to: esposito_m@yahoo.co.uk

Healing from the Heart

Craniosacral therapy for body, mind and soul

by Craniosacral Therapy/Paediatric craniosacral therapy/Nutrition/NAET/ NLP Health Coach/Mindfulness meditation, posted in Blog

Craniosacral therapy is a subtle and profound healing form. See your life transmuting into a bliss, healing from inside out! In a typical craniosacral session, you will usually lie fully-clothed on a treatment couch. The therapist will make contact by placing their hands usually lightly on your body and tuning in. The first thing you will probably notice is a sense of deep relaxation, which will generally last throughout the session. This release of tension often extends into everyday life. Often traumas from childhood are stored in our body or even cells, and those unconscious traumas, can be triggered at any time in the life of the adults. Quite often with a body injury or illness. Craniosacral therapy allows the body system to feel safe enough to show the trauma, big or small, at the time that the person is ready to deal with, usually when they feel safe enough to share or deal with whatever emotion is attached to that trauma. With mindfulness meditation and heart meditation, the person has a tool to be able to connect with their heart and deal with whatever comes up in a loving space. My work is to connect to my heart and the person heart to reach a stillness where anything is possible, and any healing is allowed to happen in a loving experience. Craniosacral therapy, does not force any trauma out without the person being ready. That is the magical part of this wonderful therapy. Sometimes the benefits are not immediately noticeable but become obvious on returning to a familiar environment. The work is often deeply moving and exhilarating. The benefit can also be noticed after few days in some people. The experience is different from each baby, child or adult according to their own need of balance and adjustments. Quite often the body will start unwinding, this is the fascial unwinding, which often happens in people with high stress, old and new chronic injuries to free the body, and in babies and children. Our body system can get tight and rigid due to tension from the head to the toe, and often it leads to chronic pain, sleepless nights, and vagal nerve being trapped and hard to function well, leading to possible palpitation, anxiety and much more. Below is a sample of fascial unwinding. Below are some of the issues that I have seen with fascial unwinding and craniosacral therapy with adults: Digestive system and IBS problems, including bloating Chronic pain from past injuries Chronic pelvic area and back pain Whiplash, old and new Headaches and Migraines Anxiety Post-traumatic Stress disorder Post operations and injuries Post-partum Pregnancy physical and emotional issues and much more I use CST by itself or with Nutritional advice and NAET treatments to integrate the entire body mind system at a deeper level. I notice that the body respond much more to the NAET treatments and the person feels more complete and healthier in body and mind, each time by releasing old patterns and old issue stored in the body. CST has been used for babies as soon as they come into life to help the baby system to settle into a normal rhythm and vitality. Very helpful for mothers as well as it help with rebalance the normal rhythmic motions of their system after their labor that is traumatic or not. Mothers that have seen me for CS also see a benefit from the therapy when their children are teething. I would put an big advice to all mother to have their own treatments after birth and in time of stress as that helps the children as well. As mothers we are connected very much to our children and vice-versa. Quite often we forget that our emotional and physical health is as important as our children… Testimonial: “We found that Luis was much calmer and present after the Craniosacral sessions. It had a very positive effect on him as well as on us”. click here to see more My experience of Craniosacral therapy and my clients experience of what it does:

Craniosacral Therapy (CST) Transformational healing, of body, mind and soul
Craniosacral Therapy (CST) Transformational healing, of body, mind and soul