The Sensory Project

Let’s talk about our TORTICOLLIS story 🧐

If you’re new here 👋🏼 hi! Let me give a little background.

Tripp was LOW and head down for the majority of my pregnancy. We had a vaginal, unmedicated birth with a relatively short labor, he was set up for success in my mind.

As a pediatric occupational therapy assistant, I was hyper- aware of his development, even though infants were never my area of expertise.

He was a few weeks old when I noticed his narrow head shape and about 6 weeks old when I really noticed his head turning preference.

The first two pictures show his severe head tilt to the left and his pediatrician said he would grow out of it and not to be concerned. I of course knew better than that!

Torticollis is tightening of the neck muscles causing a tilt / twisting of the head, and was honestly outside of my comfort zone as I had never worked with a client with torticollis.

I reached out to and Jennifer gave us some stretches and positional changes to try. We did them consistently and you can see in just two months (swipe) how much better he was!

It’s so easy to feel guilty when your child struggles, I know I did at first. But it wasn’t due to lack of tummy time or awareness, it was related to his position in the womb, Scaphocephaly (narrow head shape) and likely his tethered oral tissues.
Everything is connected!! 🤯

I just want to share my story with you all to remind you to listen to your gut, advocate for your babes when you know something isn’t right, and get early intervention if possible!
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Did / does your babe have torticollis??

Motherhood is a crazy thing. I want to learn as much as I possibly can about this sweet boy, how he works, and how to help him thrive in our world. I never felt that urge to know more and find those answers before becoming a mother.

A few weeks back I shared the genetics test we did through NutriTots] amd I honestly had no idea what to make of it when we go the results back 🥴

Today we met with Hailey Heard Arnold] and she went through everything with us and I LEARNED SO MUCH. Not only about Tripp and his unique system, but so much about nutrition and SPD as well!

It was so eye opening and I can’t wait to share more as I learn more!

As soon as we got off the call, I ordered him multivitamins from NutriTots] and the genetics test for Daniel and I to take!

I highly recommend learning more about your child’s (and your own) genetic make up to see how you can modify their diet, add supplements and improve underlying symptoms of a wide variety of ailments!

The craziest thing- Tripp has a predisposition to sensory processing disorder based on his genes! This is such important information to know! I feel like there’s so much more I can do to set him up for a lifetime of success and I’m so excited to learn more about this!

Let me know what questions you have- I’m planning on scheduling a live video with Hailey Heard Arnold] soon! Always thankful for recommendations from - she never lets me down!

In my stories I talked about how I plan on meeting my sensory needs after a long day of computer work…

So I figured there were other adults out there who are curious about their own sensory needs too!

Swipe to see some of my favorite sensory based activities for adults to complete on a daily basis to help stay regulated during and after a long day!

What’s your favorite way to regulate your nervous system?! ⤵️⤵️⤵️