Pregnant Women, Babies, and Kids

From the beginning of her career, working with young families has been one of Dr. Christina's favorite aspects of practice. She finds it very gratifying to assist Mom's through a healthy pregnancy and delivery and to guide her babies and kids through the challenges of birth and early life. The gentle approach Dr. Christina uses lends it self beautifully to working with these individuals.

During and after pregnancy, there is a unique opportunity to change long standing body challenges because of the hormonal changes that occur.. There are many benefits for a pregnant woman to work with Dr. Boiano during this time including

pain during and after pregnancy
easier labor and delivery
proper positioning of baby
emotional regulation
healing past trauma and spinal issues

Pregnancy, Labor, Delivery, and Postpartum

"I have had problems with my lower back since my teen years that got worse during my pregnancy. I felt a huge difference after the first visit and after a few more I was mostly pain free." FR, CT

Infants and Babies

Dr. Christina has worked with babies as young as 30 minutes old. She believes the process of transitioning from inside to outside of Mom's body is, in and of itself, a traumatic experience physically and emotionally. Further, there are many health challenges that start in early life that can become a life-long issue. Many of them can be resolved as a young one.

Dr. Boiano has had extensive training in supporting the breastfeeding dyad and in supporting babies who have tongue-ties and TOTs.

She works in collaboration with Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs), Dentists, Midwives, Physical and Occupational Therapists, and others when working with infants and babies.

"My baby saw Dr. Boiano for bodywork before and after having his tongue and other mouth ties released. I was really surprised to see such a change in his ability to feed better even before the releases were done. She also worked closely with my lactation consultant which I think made a big difference." Thank you, Dr B!" NR, CT

Some of the challenges Dr. Boiano can assist with are:

Traumatic birth including C-section, born in improper position, use of forceps or vacuum.
Born after very long or very short labor or time pushing.
Breastfeeding issues such as: poor or painful latch: combative feeding: frequent, short feeds: clicking: dribbling milk from mouth: need for supplemental feeding.
Colic/fussiness/difficulty with sleeping.
Reflux/digestive/bowel movement issues.
Tongue-tie and other tethered oral tissues (TOTs).
Not gaining weight and/or failure to thrive.
Not meeting developmental markers.

Toddlers and Kids

Like babies, there are many issues affecting toddlers and kids that can be helped with the kind of care Dr. Christina provides. Some of them are:

Walking issues such as wide gait or walking on toes
Not meeting developmental markers
Speech issues
Healing from physical injuries and chronic conditions
ADHD and other behavioral health challenges
Difficulty regulating emotions
Frequent illness like ear infections, colds, strep, etc. (also with babies)