Katie The Traveling Lactation Consultant

Katie
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Welcome to the podcast. I am your host, Katie Oshita, BSN, RN, IBCLC and infant feeding specialist. Quench your thirst for knowledge and travel with me across the nation to discover, learn, collaborate and better serve clients from all over the globe. Let’s ride and thrive together.

  1. 4d ago

    Ep 136 Lactation and Ties w/Lisa Palinado

    What is the difference between a frenulum and ties?  When to release a tie?  How to make your team?  These are all questions that Katie Oshita and Lisa Palinado discuss in this episode.  Listen here for more. Podcast Guest: Lisa Paladino, MS, RN, CNM, IBCLC is an internationally recognized lactation consultant, midwife, and educator, with over 35 years of clinical experience. She is dedicated to improving infant health through breastfeeding support and airway development education. She is the founder of Tongue Tie Experts, where she leads a thriving online community, produces the Tongue Tie Experts Podcast, and creates educational content for both parents and professionals, including two books, “It Shouldn’t Hurt to Nurse Your Baby”, and “Tongue Tie for Parents”. Through her courses, lectures, and social media outreach, Lisa empowers healthcare providers to recognize and manage tongue tie and related feeding challenges.  Lisa can be found on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube @TongueTieExperts, Substack as herself, and her website. Podcast Host: Katie Oshita, RN, BSN, IBCLC has over 25 years of experience working in Maternal-Infant Medicine.  While Katie sees clients locally in western WA, Katie is also a telehealth lactation consultant believing that clients anywhere in the world deserve the best care possible for their needs.  Being an expert on TOTs, Katie helps families everywhere navigate breastfeeding struggles, especially when related to tongue tie or low supply.  Katie is also passionate about finding the root cause of symptoms, using Functional Medicine practices to help client not just survive, but truly thrive. Email katie@cuddlesandmilk.com or www.cuddlesandmilk.com Support the show

  2. 5d ago

    Ep 137 Risks & Complications w/Dr Scott Siegel

    In medicine, every intervention, and every choice not to intervene, has risks and benefits.  These should be discussed with the patient so they can make an informed decision.  However, when it comes to infant frenectomies, frequently providers don't want to discuss the risks, however small.  Dr Siegel has given many lectures on not only the importance of being open about risks and complications, but also how that open discussion can lead to progress.  Listen and Katie Oshita and Dr Scott Siegel discuss risks and complications in this episode. Podcast Guest: Scott A. Siegel, MD, DDS, FACS, FICS, FAAP is a board certified, dual degree MD, DDS, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon.  Dr. Siegel is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, International College of Surgeons, and the first oral and maxillofacial surgeon awarded Fellowship to the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Siegel is also an active member of numerous medical and dental professional organizations.   Dr. Siegel has over 30 years experience as an oral and maxillofacial surgeon and has devoted the past 26 years to treatment of issues related to tethered oral tissues, (TOTs).  Dr. Siegel has performed over 30,000 tethered oral tissue surgical procedures to date and is an internationally recognized pioneer in the field. Educated at the State University of New York at Stony Brook Schools of Medicine and School of Dental Medicine, Dr. Siegel is the medical director of The Center for Tethered Oral Tissues  based in New York City, and Long Island, NY. During his surgical residency and in private practice Dr. Siegel was mentored by world renowned pediatric surgeon and tongue-tie pioneer Elizabeth "Betty" Coryllos, MD, FACS, FRCS, FAAP and assumed her practice upon her retirement.  Dr. Siegel lectures internationally and conducts clinical research and publishes on topics related to TOTs including aerodigestive disorders related to TOTs. Dr. Siegel is known for his work regarding Aerophagia Induced Reflux (AIR), utilizing ultrasound in understanding the kinematics and tongue motility before and after frenotomy.  Dr. Siegel is currently working as a clinical investigator in two major IRB approved clinical research projects.  Dr. Siegel is working in collaboration with the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Columbia University and Tel Aviv University in understanding the kinematics of tongue movement in infants, children and adults with ankyloglossia. Dr. Siegel is also working with the Child Development Lab, City University of New York investigating objective parameters of infant sleep before and after lingual frenectomy.   Podcast Host: Katie Oshita, RN, BSN, IBCLC has over 25 years of experience working in Maternal-Infant Medicine.  While Katie sees clients locally in western WA, Katie is also a telehealth lactation consultant believing that clients anywhere in the world deserve the best care possible for their needs.  Being an expert on TOTs, Katie helps families everywhere navigate breastfeeding struggles, especially when related to tongue tie or low supply.  Katie is also passionate about finding the root cause of symptoms, using Functional Medicine practices to help client not just survive, but truly thrive. Email katie@cuddlesandmilk.com or www.cuddlesandmilk.com Support the show

  3. Oct 13

    Ep 135 Ties and OMT w/Dr Hana Khan

    Personal journeys can lead to big professional growth.  Dr Hana Khan watched her own child struggle and be medicated, told that there were many different issues and be pushed from one provider to another.  It wasn’t until she learned about airway function (despite being a trained dentist already) that she was able to help her own child, and now uses that passion to help her patients.  Listen as Katie Oshita and Dr Khan discuss how their personal challenges have lead to professional growth and go deep into airway function. Podcast Guest: A UCLA School of Dentistry graduate, Dr. Khan’s clinical focus is holistic, whole-body health—with particular emphasis on airway-centered dentistry and the connection between breathing and oral development. Dr. Khan completed the Mini Airway Residency and further completed orofacial myology training, providing structured myofunctional therapy programs tailored to each patient.  She has completed courses under numerous top airway specialists in addition to two myofunctional therapy programs.  Her unique approach combines all the tools and techniques from these great minds to give you the very best care. Podcast Host: Katie Oshita, RN, BSN, IBCLC has over 25 years of experience working in Maternal-Infant Medicine.  While Katie sees clients locally in western WA, Katie is also a telehealth lactation consultant believing that clients anywhere in the world deserve the best care possible for their needs.  Being an expert on TOTs, Katie helps families everywhere navigate breastfeeding struggles, especially when related to tongue tie or low supply.  Katie is also passionate about finding the root cause of symptoms, using Functional Medicine practices to help client not just survive, but truly thrive. Email katie@cuddlesandmilk.com or www.cuddlesandmilk.com Support the show

  4. Sep 29

    Ep 134 Products vs Support

    New parents in the US are bombarded with new products, technologies and devices that are supposed to make their life with a newborn easier.  The question is do these products really make their life easier or is it just a distraction from what parents really need, such as support?  Listen here are Katie Oshita talks through some of the new and crazy devices out there, and what support parent really need.   Podcast Host: Katie Oshita, RN, BSN, IBCLC has over 25 years of experience working in Maternal-Infant Medicine.  While Katie sees clients locally in western WA, Katie is also a telehealth lactation consultant believing that clients anywhere in the world deserve the best care possible for their needs.  Being an expert on TOTs, Katie helps families everywhere navigate breastfeeding struggles, especially when related to tongue tie or low supply.  Katie is also passionate about finding the root cause of symptoms, using Functional Medicine practices to help client not just survive, but truly thrive. Email katie@cuddlesandmilk.com or www.cuddlesandmilk.com Support the show

  5. Sep 15

    Ep 133 Tongue Tie Release & Research in Montreal w/Dr Lam-Do

    Every field needs research.  It's how we test ideas, see if our guesses were correct and prove that something actually works.  In the world of oral ties, research is slow going, and desperately needed.  Dr Lam-Do is working as part of a collaborative group with other release providers worldwide to study frenectomy after care.  This study hopes to give us more information about what is necessary, what doesn't help and how we can support wound healing and function post release.  Listen to hear more from Dr Lam-Do and Katie Oshita as they discuss the importance of research, timing of release, functional assessments and more. Podcast Guest: Dr. Lam-Do is one of the few dentists in Montreal, Canada accredited by the ALD (Academy of Laser Dentistry), he is a Fellow of the AGD (Academy of General Dentistry), a Fellow of the ALSC (American Laser Study Club), and a Fellow of the ICD (International College of Dentists). He is a graduate of The Breathe Institute and of AADSM's Mastery program (American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine). He works with MDs, RNs, IBCLCs, SLPs, chiropractors, and osteopaths to help ankyloglossia patients of all ages. In 2019, he founded the Montreal Tongue-Tie Institute alongside his spouse Dr. Sochea Da Lung-Tor who is a general dentist with a focus on interceptive orthodontics and oromyofunctional therapy. Podcast Host: Katie Oshita, RN, BSN, IBCLC has over 25 years of experience working in Maternal-Infant Medicine.  While Katie sees clients locally in western WA, Katie is also a telehealth lactation consultant believing that clients anywhere in the world deserve the best care possible for their needs.  Being an expert on TOTs, Katie helps families everywhere navigate breastfeeding struggles, especially when related to tongue tie or low supply.  Katie is also passionate about finding the root cause of symptoms, using Functional Medicine practices to help client not just survive, but truly thrive. Email katie@cuddlesandmilk.com or www.cuddlesandmilk.com Support the show

  6. Sep 1

    Ep 132 Interdisciplinary Care with Dr Rishita Jaju

    Tongue tie is a process not just a procedure.  We say this all the time but not all providers actually mean they practice interdisciplinary care.  Dr Jaju at Smile Wonders in Virginia is a big advocate for collaborating with other providers.  Katie and Dr Jaju discuss the trends causing babies to not be treated young, all about interdisciplinary care and communication and aftercare.  As we said it’s a whole process not just a procedure.  Listen here for the episode  Podcast Guest: Dr. Rishita Jaju, is a Board Certified Pediatric Dentist, and founder of Smile Wonders in Reston, VA. She is a Harvard trained mommy dentist, a TEDx speaker, author and a published expert in Pediatric Laser Dentistry.  Dr. Rishita’s expertise in laser dentistry and passion for infant oral health have come from her experience in providing care for thousands of infants, toddlers and children with feeding difficulties over the last 15+ years. She is one of the few pediatric dentists in the country who has achieved Advanced Laser Proficiency Certification and Mastership Status from the Academy of Laser Dentistry as well as Breastfeeding Specialist Certification from Lactation Educational Resources.  Her service as the chief resident and visiting faculty at Children’s National Medical center,  the Council of Clinical Affairs for American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and as a part of the Examination Committee of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry, has given her a unique opportunity to have a positive influence on her profession. When it comes to research and publications her work can be found in peer reviewed journals on topics of pediatric dental care for patients with special healthcare needs, behavior guidance, esthetic dentistry, pain management and lasers in dentistry. Her numerous live and virtual training to  introduce the benefits of laser applications have been well received by her colleagues in general dentistry, pediatricians, lactation consultants, speech pathologists and other allied healthcare professionals.  Each year she participates in Give Kids a Smile initiative to provide pro bono care for  children of Northern Virginia in an effort to give back to her community.  Dr. Rishita and her husband are both proud UGA bulldogs who adore their son and their 2 Maltese doggies named Kaju and Kulfi. They have traveled together all over the world and have visited every continent (except Antarctica). Podcast Host: Katie Oshita, RN, BSN, IBCLC has over 25 years of experience working in Maternal-Infant Medicine.  While Katie sees clients locally in western WA, Katie is also a telehealth lactation consultant believing that clients anywhere in the world deserve the best care possible for their needs.  Being an expert on TOTs, Katie helps families everywhere navigate breastfeeding struggles, especially when related to tongue tie or low supply.  Katie is also passionate about finding the root cause of symptoms, using Functional Medicine practices to help client not just survive, but truly thrive. Email katie@cuddlesandmilk.com or www.cuddlesandmilk.com Support the show

  7. Aug 18

    Ep 131 5 Years of Podcasting

    Five years podcasting!!  Wow, that is amazing.  This season had 5 bodyworkers, 8 release providers, 6 IBCLC’s, and 2 other providers as goes.  Katie interviewed guests from 11 different countries and has plans for more.  Listen to hear some highlights form the year, and which episodes you might want to go back and listen to again. Podcast Host: Katie Oshita, RN, BSN, IBCLC has over 25 years of experience working in Maternal-Infant Medicine.  While Katie sees clients locally in western WA, Katie is also a telehealth lactation consultant believing that clients anywhere in the world deserve the best care possible for their needs.  Being an expert on TOTs, Katie helps families everywhere navigate breastfeeding struggles, especially when related to tongue tie or low supply.  Katie is also passionate about finding the root cause of symptoms, using Functional Medicine practices to help client not just survive, but truly thrive. Email katie@cuddlesandmilk.com or www.cuddlesandmilk.com Support the show

  8. Aug 4

    Ep 130 CST with Carol Gray

    When most practitioners see a tongue-tied baby, they also recognize areas of tightness.  They rarely see the weak side.  Carol Gray has been a practitioner and teacher on CST for decades and focuses on bringing balance to the Boyd, loosening a tight side but always bringing strength to the weak side for symmetry.  Katie Oshita and Carol Gray discuss how fetal constraint and early head engagement lead to these patterns in babies.  Listen here for more. Podcast Guest: Carol Gray has been a therapeutic bodyworker for more than 36 years.  She specializes in Craniosacral Therapy for pregnant, birthing, postpartum parents and infants.  Carol teaches perinatal and infant craniosacral therapy to bodyworkers, birth attendants, and other health professionals.  She attended births as a doula for 35 years and as a home birth midwife for 12 years.   Carol has spent decades developing hands-on, movement and strengthening techniques to enhance function and mobility for pregnant people and infants.  The goal is to give babies more room to develop, grow, and get born.  Post-birth, her role is to help babies fine-tune their optimal development. Carol is convinced that if parents are appropriately supported in growing, birthing and nurturing their babies, their lives will improve.  When parents' lives improve, their children's health improves.  Healthy children grow up to be healthier adults who create healthier communities and a saner, more peaceful world. Podcast Host: Katie Oshita, RN, BSN, IBCLC has over 25 years of experience working in Maternal-Infant Medicine.  While Katie sees clients locally in western WA, Katie is also a telehealth lactation consultant believing that clients anywhere in the world deserve the best care possible for their needs.  Being an expert on TOTs, Katie helps families everywhere navigate breastfeeding struggles, especially when related to tongue tie or low supply.  Katie is also passionate about finding the root cause of symptoms, using Functional Medicine practices to help client not just survive, but truly thrive. Email katie@cuddlesandmilk.com or www.cuddlesandmilk.com Support the show

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Welcome to the podcast. I am your host, Katie Oshita, BSN, RN, IBCLC and infant feeding specialist. Quench your thirst for knowledge and travel with me across the nation to discover, learn, collaborate and better serve clients from all over the globe. Let’s ride and thrive together.

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