28/10/2025
Join Us for Tie Talk: Bottle Feeding and Oral Function Essentials
Professional Development Opportunity
Following the success of our breastfeeding session, we’re addressing the gap in professional education around bottle feeding and oral function. While breastfeeding challenges receive considerable clinical attention, bottle-fed babies face equally significant biomechanical issues related to tongue tie - yet clinicians often have far fewer resources and training in this area.
Clinical Focus Areas
Our evidence-informed discussion will address critical components of bottle feeding management:
1. Biomechanics of Bottle Feeding Understanding how restricted oral function impacts bottle feeding efficiency, milk transfer patterns, and compensatory mechanisms in both exclusively bottle-fed and combination-fed infants.
2. Therapeutic Bottle Selection & Technique Clinical strategies for optimising bottle feeding mechanics peri-procedurally - using bottles as therapeutic tools to support improved oral function regardless of feeding method.
3. Oral Motor Assessment in Bottle-Fed Babies Systematic approaches to evaluating tongue function, jaw stability, and coordination during bottle feeds - recognising dysfunction that extends beyond breastfeeding contexts.
4. Post-Release Functional Rehabilitation Managing the transition to improved feeding mechanics, addressing established compensatory patterns, and supporting optimal outcomes in bottle-fed populations.
Why This Matters
The biomechanical demands and functional requirements for effective feeding are no less critical in bottle-fed babies. Restricted oral mobility affects feeding efficiency, symptom burden, and long-term oral development regardless of milk delivery method. Comprehensive tongue tie care must address the needs of all feeding presentations.
Date: Wednesday 29th of October
Time: 5:15pm (GMT)
How to Join: Use link in our Bio or DM us for more information!
