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Allison is the absolute *best* PT and lactation support person to have on your baby (and mother and father!) care team. We had a rough start to lactation before we found her when our baby was 10 weeks. Our daughter wouldn't latch and struggled with bottle feeding. Then around week 6 she developed colic - most likely due to allergies and air intake while feeding. We had seen many prior specialists but Allison was the only person who was able to look at our daughter's feeding picture holistically. She was also the only person who actually listened to me and my intuition about my baby (which ended up being correct!). She helped us with our daughter's torticollis and tongue tie (often related!) as well as bottle feeding strategies. She also helped educate us on FPIES (commonly intolerance to milk and soy but also many other foods) and find a formula that worked well for our baby. She then helped us recognize Sandifer's Syndrome when our daughter started showing symptoms of it. Then she helped our daughter out of her torticollis tendency as she hit different milestones like rolling over and crawling. She also helped us introduce solids, straw cups, and shoes. We saw Allison for nearly a year and during that time we had so many questions for her and she always had a balanced perspective. My goodness we went through a lot together and we are eternally grateful for her help! With Allison's support, our daughter went from the 22nd percentile in weight at week 10 (after dropping from the 50th starting at week 4) back up to her original weight curve of 50th percentile. She's now a thriving one year old with impressive gross motor skills - she rolled over early, crawled early, and walked right on schedule with no more torticollis issues. If we have a second child, Allison is going to be the anchor of our lactation care team. I don't think we would have survived the first year without her. If you're struggling with lactation or gross motor challenges in any way or just want to be prepared with lactation help before your baby even arrives, please learn from our experience and reach out to Allison. It will save you a lot of angst and stress in those early weeks!

Dr. Allison is not only a consummate professional, but she is also a wonderful person, and a baby whisperer. She helped us through latching difficulties starting when our baby was around five weeks old and helped us through recovery and strengthening of baby’s oral functions post-frenectomy, as well as strengthening other muscles. Her demeanor is so calming and pleasant; I always joke that it is our baby’s favorite place to visit because the moment she begins talking to him he is so happy. Her combination of experience in lactation and PT absolutely was a huge benefit to the care of our baby. She is responsive to inquiries via text even during non office hours, which always made us feel supported which is so critical when your baby is challenged with feeding and weight gain. I recommend her whole-heartedly to be part of your care team, and would work with her again in a heartbeat.

I can’t recommend Dr. Allison enough. As a 3rd time mom, I wasn’t even aware that PT was a resource new parents might need- but it has changed our lives (literally!) When I felt hopeless and completely lost as my youngest struggled to eat from bottles and nurse, I was lucky enough to stumble upon her website in the middle of the night while I was spiraling and searching for answers. I left her a message, and she got back to me the very next morning, and we had an appointment scheduled for the next day! With her help and guidance we have completely turned around my daughters feeding abilities. Dr. Allison is gentle, caring, and so knowledgeable- my baby was instantly comfortable being manipulated and stretched, and I as a mom felt so good about our decision to call her! There’s never any pressure if your baby is fussy/ and she builds in time to allow for feedings and changings and all the stressors we as new parents feel when we take our babies to specialists. I cannot stress how wonderful she is, how skilled she is, and I will be singing her praises for life!

We can’t recommend Allison enough. She is incredible with babies (and fantastic with new nervous parents, too). We began with Allison after our pediatrician noticed our son favored one side so his head was developing asymmetrically. She worked with him and provided us exercises to do at home that weren’t overwhelming or too complicated. After our son’s work with Allison, there was no need for further interventions (like a helmet).