The Well: A Center for Women's Wellness — Local services in Kettering

My baby has had SO many struggles since she has been born. She’s always been a baby that nursed great.. but OFTEN, but was fussy and crying all the time. I was told “oh it’s a dairy allergy. Eliminate dairy”- been dairy free now for going on a month. Im not noticing any difference. ”Oh she’s just a colicky baby and will grow out of it.” From what I’ve read.. colic doesn’t go on for 12 hours out of every day. Literally she cries that much! We tried chiropractic care, had her checked for oral ties, expensive probiotics, white noise, swaddles, multiple pediatrician appts, Pepcid, gas drops, gripe water. Nothing was working and she’s not gaining weight as quickly as her pediatrician would like despite me pumping more then she even eats. We were literally at our WITS end and nervous about her weight. We were on the verge of giving her formula and me forgoing breastfeeding any longer. And trust me! I know there is NOTHING wrong with a mama giving her baby formula. No mom should EVER make someone feel less than for giving her baby formula. Both my other babies were formula fed from 2 months on and they’re healthy and thriving. With her being my last baby.. I told myself I was going to make it work this time around. I want to experience it personally and it was important to me. So after ALL my options were exhausted.. I had a friend tell me about April Kline. It was the BEST money spent and I wish I would have seen her sooner! She helped me in more ways then one and we didn’t even cover her latch at this session!!! I explained what all was going on with my baby and what all we have tried. She was able to finish my sentences for me because she’s seen and heard this so many times. She said every single thing I’m mentioning points to oral ties. Sure enough.. not 1, not 2, NOT 3, but F O U R SEVERE oral ties that I was told she didn’t have. April called a well known dentist who does tons of oral ties on infants and told them I was a labor nurse whose baby has some severe ties and she would like to help me out. They called me after I left the office within 20 minutes and got me in TODAY despite them being so busy. So at noon that day my daughter had lip, tongue, and both cheek ties lasered. She nursed right after and did well with it. It was sad to watch but I’m hoping and praying this helps her gain weight and overall be a happier baby! Ties affect so many other things! The way you eat(in her case milk transfer), pain, cranial bones in your head even! (which chiro said her bones were very tight), the way babies breathe, etc. etc. Mamas, follow your gut! If you feel like something is wrong- explore it!! Especially if something like nursing your baby is something you want to do. I was told by multiple people my baby didn’t have ties. 😞 we could have had this fixed over a month ago. So if you and your newborn are having issues.. go see April. She was AMAZING and honestly could very well be saving my breastfeeding journey! ❤️

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Being a mom is beautiful. But when I had my second son, I was truly in for it. My sweet boy cried from 11pm- 5 am EVERY night. EVERY NIGHT. He was stiff. He was miserable. His latch was terrible. I reached out for help and advice on every mom group I could think of. Finally, I came across April. Did she meet me and my son and solve all our problems? No. That is not her job. Did she give me every tool I needed to ensure my baby was not miserable, tight, & latching horribly? Yes. She cannot see you and your baby and solve all your issues. She can only give you all that she knows, all her love, all her effort, and hope that you use the tools to help yourself and your baby. To do what April does, you have to be vulnerable, you have to open yourself up to people and their babies, you have to share your knowledge and hope you can at the very least change one life. April did that for me. She changed my life. She saved my baby. I needed her. My baby needed her. We were lost. Alone. Scared. I don’t say this lightly. April was the person I NEEDED. She met my baby, and she understood him. She LITERALLY had tears in her eyes for him. She saw how miserable he was. She saw he needed help. WE needed help. It was the most beautiful experience to watch someone care so much for my baby. Her only care was to help me, and to help my baby. She did not push. She did not force opinions. She just loved. She just cared. And she is a wealth of knowledge. You cannot go to someone with a closed mind and expect to learn. We have to go with an open mind, that is the only way we can heal ourselves, and our babies. To this day I can still see her face when she saw my son. She was going to help him. I knew this person would do everything she could to help him. And that is priceless. April is priceless. She is a blessing. A gift to this community. A blessing for so many. I would and DO recommend her to anyone AND everyone. I have never heard a bad thing about her, and would never speak a bad thing about her. Her work, her heart, and her knowledge are TRULY priceless. And I never write reviews. But she deserved a review. Because if this review leads just one mom to her, and she helps that mom and her baby, even just one mom and one baby, it is more...

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April is an absolute gem of an angel on earth. My chiropractor referred me to her when my son wasn’t holding his adjustments. He was about 4/5 months at the time. She not only sat with us for a long visit but she listened to everything I had to say and observed and was so patient. She has the most amazing vibe and gentle soul. She was able to adjust my son and teach me how to do things at home to help him. She also showed me ways to calm his nervous system and calming techniques in general. Through this visit, she discovered he had both cheek ties, lip tie and tongue tie! How no one in his care (he was also seen by an ent for laryngomalacia) had noticed anything, I will never know. I had never even heard of a cheek tie before. I thought he had a tongue tie but nothing was sought after with it on doctors ends. She did an evaluation on him and he checked every box. Probably the biggest reason his and I’s breastfeeding journey was difficult. Through her referral, I got into an incredible dentist office (who I’ve now switched my care to as well) and they got me in quick due to the severity and his young age. He had the worst ties you could have. Poor guy was struggling so much behind the scenes and it explained so many issues we were having (some masked by his diagnosis). April also picked up on my energy’s and mystery illness as well as post Parton anxiety and depression. She not only treated my son but took time to help me. She did everything she could on her end to get me answers and things to help and also got me in with a NP for even further help. During those appointments was very dark times for me. Much of which I’ve blacked out a lot of. I owe the only glimpse of light I had during that, all to her. Just her simple presence and vibe was enough to give me mass comfort. She listened, she treated, she taught, she followed up and everything in between. If you are looking for someone to help you through anything she offers, she is most certainly your...