Shhh!

Dylan is sleeping. He's flat-on-his-stomach sleeping. Eight months old, and he's finally sleeping!
Eight months old, and this is new? That's not even the crazy part.
Dylan has reflux. He's been on medications from 2 weeks of age, and last month, after switching meds and increasing dosages yet again with no improvement, the pediatrician asked if I were "open to trying something unconventional."
She suggested craniosacro therapy, with this caveat: "There's absolutely nothing scientific about it."
I Googled it. Among the top hits is Quackwatch.org. I told a physician friend about the idea, and she asked incredulously, "Who is your pediatrician?!!!"
Craniosacral therpay aims to release "constrictions" and "restrictions" in the body which may be causing discomfort and ill health. The practitioner merely lightly touches the patient in order to relieve these constrictions. Our pediatrician said, "It might not work, but it surely can't hurt."
She set us up with a physical therapist who also has her massage therapy license and who practices craniosacro therapy. Blake calls her Dr. Horn. We have had four appointments in the last three weeks. She sits on a massage table and holds Dylan while he plays with toys or books in front of him. She moves her hands all over his clothed body. Blake plays with toys on the floor. We chat about the boys, gardening, sports. Sometimes she closes her eyes and seems to be concentrating.
She has told me that the body is "like Saran Wrap." She has asked me to put my hands on his back and stomach and visualize a gas stove flame. When I asked her what we can expect after an appointment, she answered, "Just about anything."
This is what we have observed: Normal naps, almost no spit up, and sleeping for hours, not minutes, overnight with no writhing, grunting, snoring or snorting.
Dr. Horn knows there are critics of the type of work she does. Apparently, anyone can take a class and then begin practicing.
She told me about a family friend of hers who complained to her for years about leg pain. She finally told him to either shut up or let her help him. After two sessions, he told her, "All that nothing you do really works!"
Dr. Horn might dispute our pediatrician's "no science" belief, but she also says that she has been told that she has a "gift."
But I am beginning to believe that the gift is ours. I'll let you know when he actually sleeps all night....