Holcare CFT

𝗚𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝘆.⁣
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Not because anything is wrong with him now, but because looking back, I can see all the clues I missed for why he was so tight. Why breastfeeding was unbearable the first couple of weeks. ⁣
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And I didn't know to look.⁣
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I'm also so grateful, though. Because now I look and FEEL for these clues like it's my job.⁣
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It is my job and there is nothing more rewarding than helping families get to avoid all of the feeding challenges and sleepless nights. ⁣
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If you're not learning, you're not living.⁣
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But here's the thing — nobody hands you a manual for figuring out if your baby is tight, or what to even look for. You're just supposed to know.⁣
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𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁.⁣
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Sure postpartum has its ebbs and flows but I want more to know how incredibly beautiful postpartum can be and feel. I know when the mom and baby has had a chance softened, you can settle in and ENJOY the ride.⁣
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Feedings go smoothly.⁣
Sleep is more restful.⁣
Energy is calmer.⁣
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You don't have to guess. And you don't have to miss the clues the way I did.⁣
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𝗜'𝗺 𝗽𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 — 𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗕𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀 — 𝘀𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿. 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽𝘀. 🤍 𝗪𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗶𝗼 — 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽 "𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗘𝗦" 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜'𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘆.

The birth was only the beginning.

What followed were weeks of trying to understand why feeding felt so hard — a shallow latch, reflux, tension, arching, constipation, oral fatigue, and eventually refusing to nurse altogether.

We tried so many things, and there was no single “magic fix.” It took support, bodywork, patience, strengthening, coordination, and a whole lot of persistence.

And while Everett was working through all of it, I was struggling too.

That season changed me. It became such a huge part of why I do what I do today.

Because when a baby is struggling, it rarely affects just the baby. It impacts feeding, sleep, postpartum recovery, confidence, mental health — the whole family can feel it.

My hope in sharing Everett’s story isn’t to tell you there’s one answer for every baby. It’s to remind you that if something feels off, you’re allowed to keep looking for support and learning about the options available to your family. 🤍

If you’re navigating feeding struggles, tension, or just feel like something isn’t quite right, you can learn more about CFT or book a session through the link in our bio.

A “textbook” birth doesn’t always mean baby’s body had an easy experience.
Fast births, breech positioning, unusual presentations, and a highly stressed pregnancy can all be pieces of the bigger picture when we’re looking at tension patterns in a baby’s body.
Sometimes what looks like:
head-turn preference, feeding tension, body stiffness, fussiness, or difficulty settling
…can be worth looking at through a fascial and nervous-system lens.
The goal isn’t to make moms question their birth or feel like something went wrong. It’s to help parents understand that there may be a physical reason behind what they’re seeing — and that there are gentle ways to support the body.
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That janky crawl isn’t cute. It’s a clue.

When a baby drags one leg instead of pushing off it, or leans hard onto one side every single time — that’s not a quirk. That’s their nervous system telling you which side isn’t fully online yet.

So I didn’t just look at the hip. I looked at the TMJ, the scapula, the hyoid, the neck — because that’s where Craniosacral Fascial Therapy sets itself apart. It’s a whole-body approach, not a single-joint one. In this case, the reason she couldn’t fully lift into the crawling position was hidden strain in one shoulder — invisible until someone actually looked for it. Once that fascial strain released, the crawling followed. Timing matters too: the earlier we find it, the less time the body spends building a pattern around it.

The lesson: what looks like a “leg problem” or a “coordination problem” is very often a tension problem first. CFT addresses that tension — the fascial restrictions quietly limiting how freely your baby’s body can move, on one side or both. It’s often the first line of defense, because until that tension is released, everything built on top of it (strength, coordination, symmetry) is working against a system that’s still stuck.

Look at the difference in this video: by the end, she’s crawling with just the lightest tactile cue from her mom — barely a touch. That’s not a small thing. That’s her body working toward a new pattern. Brains need a lot of repetition to build new patterns, and that’s exactly why I want you to hear this:

CFT is not always the only intervention your baby needs.

A lot of what we see in crawling- the asymmetry, the avoidance of one side, the trouble coordinating both sides of the body- isn’t just tension. It’s also neurological. It’s the brain and body learning to talk to each other and move as one coordinated system. Once CFT clears the tension, OT is often what helps that coordination actually come online and build into a symmetrical frame.

Your baby’s health is multifaceted. It’s rarely just one thing, and it’s rarely fixed by just one therapy.

So take a deep breath. One day at a time. One therapy at a time.

You don’t have to solve it all today. You just have to take the next right step.

If your little one’s crawl doesn’t look quite right, comment “CRAWL” and I’ll walk you through what we’d look at first. 🤍

A planned home birth. The day after a direct hit from Hurricane Ian. With about 15 people in my house. 😅

Everett clearly had plans of his own.

But there’s a reason I’m sharing this story — and a reason it connects so deeply to the work I do as a CFT provider today.

🤍 Follow along + come back for Part 2 to hear why this birth story changed the way I look at birth and the body.